By Dennis Agbo
ENUGU— AGAINST the background of prosecution of the leaders of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, publisher of Champion newspapers, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said he belongs and remains a Biafran as an Igboman.
Iwuanyanwu who was reacting to the recent release of Kanu from detention, said it was wrong in the first place, to level treason charges against Kanu, noting that what Kanu had been doing was mere an expression of public opinion, which he said was no offence, let along an act of treason.
He spoke at Amokwe in Udi Local Government area of Enugu State, when he paid condolence visit to the family of late political scientist, Professor Godwin Odenigwe.
According to him, Odenigwe would be remembered for bringing about traditional rulers stool in communities of Igboland and for pioneering the creation of the local government system as third tier of government.
On Nnamadi kanu and Biafra agitation, Iwuanyanwu said: “I have always said there was no reason detaining Nnamdi Kanu. In the law of this country which I know unless you have arms. Nnamdi Kanu did not commit any treason. Treason is when you take up arms against the government. He did not take up any arms, there was no reason whatsoever for detaining him, because everybody has the right to say I want Biafra. For God’s sake, I have made it clear to people that Biafra is for the Igbo. Hausas are Arewas, Yorubas are Oduduwas and we are Biafrans.
“There is a problem we have because Biafra fought a war and people are ashamed to say they are Biafrans. But I am not afraid to say I am a Biafran. Biafra is part of Nigeria, Arewa is part of Nigeria, Oduduwa is part of Nigeria; all of us are there. If a person from Odududuwa takes up arms to secede from Nigeria, it is treason. But if one is just saying by words of mouth, it just an ordinary expression of public opinion. There is no law that makes such a person get convicted by just saying we want to secede, it is a right of expression.”
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