By Tonia Okereke
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has hailed IPOB members who attacked the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu.
According to him, the attack was a warning to “those engaged in selling (Igbo) collective interest to Fulani caliphate.”
Ekweremadu was attacked by some IPOB members in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday.
Ekweremadu, who confirmed the attack in a statement released by his Media Assistant, Uche Anichukwu in Abuja late Saturday, said, “I attended the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in Nuremberg today, where I was billed to give a keynote address along with the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who, however, could not make it eventually.
“I was given a resounding welcome by Ndigbo in Germany and everything went smoothly until some men, who identified themselves as IPOB members, stormed the venue and began to complain about the killings in the South East, stressing that there would be no Igbo event at the venue.
“I tried to engage them, but when they became unruly, I had to leave the venue. The organisers also invited the police and I was accompanied out of the venue.
However, taking to his unverified Twitter handle @MaziNnamdiKanu on Sunday afternoon, Kanu tweeted,
“The courageous act by IPOB at Nürnberg Germany is a polite warning to those engaged in selling our collective interest to Fulani caliphate. Nwodo, Igbo govs are warned.”
He also said he would make a broadcast on Sunday via Radio Biafra FM, App, satellite and online, at “7 pm Biafraland Time.”
Meanwhile, chairperson of Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the attack on Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, in Germany.
In a statement, Dabiri-Erewa said that the incident was an embarrassment to the country.
“It is also shamefully pathetic that an event, which was nobly put together by the Ndi-Igbo community whose members make up the majority of Nigerians living in Germany, ended up in such a disgraceful manner,” she said.
Dabiri-Erewa noted that the event was to provide a forum for the diasporans and various stakeholders to network and facilitate a better cooperation between German and Nigerian businesses.
She disclosed that some of the culprits who perpetrated the act had been apprehended.
Dabiri-Erewa called on the German government and law enforcement agencies to ensure that there are consequences for the actions of the culprits.
She also appealed to Nigerians to be of good behavior wherever they find themselves, as such unruly incidents tarnish the image of the country.
With additional reporting from TheCable
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