The wife of the leader of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, has denied her husband is giving up on the fight for independence. Uchechi Okwu-Kanu told IBTimes UK recent allegations against her husband Nnamdi Kanu were incorrect and insulting.
"Anybody thinking that my husband will renounce Biafra is certifiably insane," she said and added that Mend does not speak for her husband.
"This type of news as distressing as it is, is laughable because no group can postulate what my husband can or cannot do or say. This is not only an insult to our belief but also a despoliation of our rights as a people perpetrated by dishonourable minds."
Okwu-Kanu made the remarks as the Emancipation of Niger Delta (Mend) militant group alleged the Nigerian federal government was negotiating on the possible release of Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and director of Radio Biafra, if he renounced his fight for a breakaway.
In response to the allegations, Ipob also released a statement stating their leader had not "consented to any agreement".
Charges 'politically motivated'
Kanu is standing trial on six counts of treasonable felony charges in Nigeria. He was arrested in Lagos in October 2015 on conspiracy and terrorism charges, which were later dropped.
The Abuja High Court initially ruled in favour of granting bail to Kanu. However, President Muhammadu Buhari said in December 2015 that the Ipob leader would not be released amid fears he could jump bail and flee to the UK, as he holds both a British and a Nigerian passport.
"It is now apparent that the charges against my husband are politically motivated and not a judicial process as President Buhari would have the world believe," Okwu-Kanu continued.
"This singular act of tyranny and injustice against my husband amongst others is reprehensible to every reasonable mind and is one of the critical reasons for the emergence of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) who have in their quest, consistently called for the release of my husband which President Buhari has underplayed. Subsequently, Nnamdi Kanu should be present at any negotiations and I can refer President Buhari to F.W. de Klerk of South Africa on how to negotiate with a freedom fighter."
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