IPOB tackles Kalu: Present proof of 30,000 deaths claim

Orji Kalu

The Indigenous People of Biafra has faulted the claims made by Senator Uzor Kalu, that over 30,000 individuals have lost their lives due to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s activism in the South-East Region, describing the claims as “false” and “irresponsible”.

Kalu, the lawmaker representing Abia North, had on Sunday lamented that the secessionist agitations linked to the activities of the convicted leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, led to the death of over 30,000 people and the destruction of businesses across the South-East.

Kanu, a former Abia State governor, disclosed this when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

But reacting to the claims in a press statement released on Tuesday, the IPOB Spokesman, Emma Powerful, asked Orji Kalu to present proof of his claims, insisting that as far as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB are concerned, they bear no responsibility for the death of any Igbo individual or the damage to businesses in the South-East.

Powerful, said the Senator’s claims arose from a person who has chosen to barter his kins for selfish political gain.

He added that IPOB is extremely upset and enraged by Orji Uzor’s “false statements”, as his assertions are entirely fabricated and part of a deliberate campaign to undermine the pro-Biafran group and its leader.

The statement read in part, “The worldwide family and movement of the IPOB denounces the irresponsible and false claims from Senator Orji Uzor that 30,000 individuals lost their lives due to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s activism in the South East region. Punch