Kanu family slams S’East govs for not doing enough to get him released

Prince Emmanuel commended Biafran elders and all those who gathered in the family to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the demise of the parents.

He said his parents died as a result of the trauma they had following the September 14 , 2017 military invasion of their country home.

“We are humbled to see the crowd that gathered in our house to honour my late parents who died as a result of the shock they had when the soldiers raided our house in 2017. 28 people were killed in our house during that raid. The people have renamed today, February 14 , Saint Kanu’s Day to honour my late parents who were buried on February 14. We appreciate everyone for coming especially those from outside South East States. We are encouraged by their show of love”.

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He demanded the unconstitutional release of Kanu who he said, meant well for everyone, saying “we demand my brother’s release. The issues he raised are germane. His matter is a case of dialogue and meaningful conversation”.

Speaking earlier, the leader of Elders in Biafra land, High Chief Agonsi Ebere, said they came to honour Kanu’s late parents who laid down their lives for Biafra’s freedom.

He urged the Federal Government to heed the growing pleas for Kanu’s release, saying his continued detention will not bring any progress to Nigeria.

Chief Ebere appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release Kanu to Biafra elders, adding that his release will restore peace to the South East.

Adding his voice, the Akwa Ibom Regional head of the group, Aniekan Ekanem, said that “the masses are behind Kanu because he is championing a good cause”.

He explained that contrary to misconception in some quarters, Biafra is not an Igbo agenda but affects the people of the Old Eastern region.

According to him, Akwa Ibom “which is known as Igbo nta”, shares a lot in common with Igbo.
” We answer Igbo names like Udoh, Onyemaechi, etc. We are all brothers and nothing will separate us”, he said. Some of the elders came from Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and the five South Eastern states.