BIAFRA: TIME FOR NIGERIA TO RIGHT THE WRONGS

It is amazing that 45 years after the Nigerian civil war, Biafra came back alive big time without a gun shot. In this second coming of Biafra, there were no war fronts. Nobody heard war commentaries from ikot ekpene, Owerri, Asaba or Abagana sectors. Soldiers were not given order to capture awuri(owerri) double pay. 

More important too, nobody heard news like Port-Harcourt had fallen into the hands of the enemies.

However, the sad news is the arrest and detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu the director of radio Biafra and the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra for broadcasting the plight of the Biafrans which is in the public domain anyway and demanding the restoration of the republic of Biafra.

 No doubt, the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu on the 18 October, 2015 hitherto triggered the upsurge in the agitation for the republic of Biafra and that shows that there is something wrong with the structure of Nigeria and now is the time to do something about it or right the wrongs that were mercilessly inflicted on the Biafrans by some individuals or groups in Nigeria for their own benefit using the deceptive slogan “TO KEEP NIGERIA ONE IS A TASK THAT MUST BE DONE”.

As at today, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is still locked up somewhere in Nigeria by the department of security services(DSS) for committing some wrongs which they have not told the world. For the ‘wrongs’ the DSS has taken Nnamdi to a competent court in Nigeria and bail was granted to him but they are yet to release him. And instead of the government  coming out to address the issue, some of those who benefited from the ‘wrongs’ meted to the Biafrans stepped forward to call the protestants miscreants, irresponsible and other unprintable names to cover up their genocidal actions in the past and justify their present fake virtuous personality. For a peaceful co-existence in Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu should be released immediately as his arrest and detention are unlawful and unconstitutional.

The unfortunate thing for those holding Nnamdi is that they have knowingly or unknowingly made him a global icon for all indigenous peoples of the world who are fighting for freedom and for human right campaigners. He is now known all over the world for the excellent work he has done to unearth the hidden but unresolved ISSUES of the Nigeria-Biafra civil war.

Today Biafra is back on the agenda whether Nigeria likes it or not. And if the issue is not resolved now, its only a matter of time, Biafra will surely come back to haunt Nigeria again and again until it is resolved in one way or another.

For the indigenous people of Biafra,this is a beautiful time to harvest as more and more people are joining the group hoping to restore the republic of Biafra. Bad news for Nigeria. And the Nigerian government should understand that their high-handedness, torture and the killing of unarmed Biafra agitators could set the cities there on fire and quicken the dissolution of Nigeria.

source:central news