The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was not at his Abia State homestead as his late parents HRH Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and Ugoeze Sally Kanu were laid to rest yesterday.
Kanu’s brothers; Prince Emmanuel and Kanuta stood in for Nnamdi at the ceremony which attracted IPOB members and IPOB sympathizers from different parts of the country and the world.
Prominent Nigerians who thronged the burial held at Isiama Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State include: the Senate Miniority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Victor Umeh, former National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), former Anambra State and Atiku Abubakar’s vice Presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi.
Also at the event, were former Speaker Abia State House of Assembly and onetime Umuahia/Ikwuano federal House of Representatives member, Rt. Hon. Stanley Ohajuruka, Abia State PDP pioneer chairman, Chief Tony Ukasoanya and Chief Empire Kanu among others.
Initially, there were rumours that Nnamdi Kanu will be attending the burial of his parents as the first son according to the customs and traditions of the community, but the fear of being arrested by the security operatives after being declared wanted by the federal government may have prevented him from being present at the burial ceremony.
