On Wednesday, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) stated that it has nothing to do with the delay in the burial of Chief Ifeanyi Ubah, the late Senator who represented the Anambra South district.
News About Nigeria reports that the group made the clarification following reports that it is restricting the burial of the Igbo Chieftain in his hometown in Nnewi North council of Anambra State.
Speaking in a statement by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, the group explained that the reason for the delay of the burial is not known to it.
IPOB warned that no one should link the delay to the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, or the group.
The statement reads, “We have the information of those who bankrolled and sponsored the abduction and renditioning of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria. And we will take an appropriate response at the right time. For now, we are much more concerned with other pressing matters to IPOB. It is a known fact that late Senator Ifeanyi Uba stepped on the toes of many Igbo people, particularly his Nnewi people. The delay in his burial is not connected with the kidnapping and rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Those who collaborated with the Nigerian government in committing these abominations are still around.
“The Nnewi traditional leaders and their custodians are people of rich culture and traditions. They know why the burial of the late Senator is being delayed. No one should link what happened to the IPOB leader to the delay in the burial of the late Ifeanyi Uba. IPOB and Mazi Nnamdi Okwu Kanu should be left out of this traditional quagmire. IPOB respects the oneness and deep tradition among the Nnewi people. They know what to do to ensure that peace reigns in Nnewi. IPOB encourages them to do what is culturally permissible to ensure that the remains of their son are not buried outside their ancestral land.”
