•As adviser commends Ikpeazu over prompt action
The Ibeku Council of Traditional Rulers (ICTR) has condemned last week’s attack by the Nigerian Army on the house of one of their members, Eze Israel Kanu, the father of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), NnamdiKanu.
The council said it is an abomination for the soldiers to descend on the house of the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu Kingdom, EzeKanu, leaving several people dead and the palace destroyed.
They alleged that since the attack on the palace of their colleague, they have not seen him or heard from him, saying, “If our colleague is alive we will want to see or hear from him and if he is dead, we would want to see his corpse”.
Speaking with newsmen after their meeting in Umuahia, the Chairman of ICTR and the traditional ruler of Emede Community, Eze Henry Ezekwem, said they are surprised with the action of the soldiers when they have been asking for dialogue.
“We are demanding from Governor OkezieIkpeazu why soldiers should storm our colleague’s house, killing people,” he said.
He however commended the action of the governor for “stopping the soldiers from moving further,” saying that his action has averted blood bath in the state.
While demanding for the rebuilding of the palace of their colleague, EzeEzekwem also condemned the demand for dethronement of EzeKanu within the next 24 hours by a group that identified itself as Umuahia Youths Association. He said: “NnamdiKanu is a full grown man who can make decisions for himself and also take blame or credit for his actions if found liable; we therefore condemn in strong terms the call by the so-called youth’s group that EzeKanu should be dethroned because of his son’s actions”.
The meeting was attended by nine traditional rulers from the clan, including the Ogurube IV Eze Samuel Onuoha.
In a related development, the Special Adviser to Abia State Governor on Police Affairs, Sir Ugochukwu Obi, has commended his boss for his timely intervention in imposing dusk to dawn curfew in Aba, the commercial city of the state, with the aim of curbing crimes and confrontation against security agencies.
Speaking with The Nation in Umuahia, Obi said what the governor did, shortly after returning to the state after an overseas working trip, shows him to be a governor with the safety of the people in his mind.
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