The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has exit talks from the Southeast Governors Forum.
It will be recalled that on August 30, the IPOB leader was in a meeting with the same set of governors which was held at the Enugu State Government House where both parties came to an agreement to come to a final resolution of the issues raised by the pro-Biafran group.
Although Kanu was to be in meeting with the governors on Friday, he, however, said in a signed statement made available to journalists that he was no longer interested in talks with them.
He put the blame on the alleged plot of soldiers to assassinate him while on his way to the meeting with the governors.
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He also said he was attending to some of his injured and bereaved followers who were said to have been injured by the military attacks in the ongoing Operation Python Dance 2 in the South East.
The statement reads in part.
“In view of the concerted effort by the oppressive Nigerian state to shatter the peace and tranquility of the South-East and the rest of Biafraland through military intimidation, it has become necessary for me to clarify why, regrettably, I may not be able to attend Friday’smeeting with the South-East governors as earlier agreed, for three main reasons.
“We are currently busy attending to our dead and injured from this latest round of unprovoked military onslaught against innocent civilians in our own land. All the casualties so far were shot by men of the Nigerian Army deployed in my house and those stationed along motorways leading into Umuahia, my hometown.
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“I have been reliably informed also that a detachment of this same soldiers, responsible for the murder of innocent unarmed IPOB family members, have now been stationed near Enugu to ambush and assassinate me on my way to the meeting with the governors on Friday.
“On that same Friday, the 15th of September, 2017, the leadership of IPOB, through the instrumentality of the Directorate of State, headquartered in Germany, will be meeting to vote on the viability or otherwise of continuing our struggle in this non-violent manner.
“There is urgent need to begin the process of defending ourselves in the face of relentless murderous attacks from the Nigerian state.”
Kanu explained that the prevailing situation in the South-East was not conducive to meaningful discussions with the governors.
“Accordingly, we will not engage in any meeting with anybody until the atmosphere is conducive and peaceful enough to allow for such,” he said.
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