The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has “received reliable information that plans have been concluded to assassinate” its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“This assassination plot was agreed upon at a meeting held on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja which involved Muhammadu Buhari, Lawal Musa Daura, Willie Obiano, Rochas Anayo Okorocha, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, and Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. The last four of the aforementioned names are governors of four states within the Biafran region. These four states are the states in Biafraland where Buhari is committing genocide on Biafrans continually and with the open support and acquiescence of the governors. But why are these governors in collusion with Buhari and Daura now hell-bent on assassinating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and how do they plan to do it?”IPOB said in a statement issued Monday by its Spokesmen, Barrister Emma Nmezu and Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya.

Parts of the statement reads: “We were reliably informed that the meeting attendees agreed that murdering Nnamdi Kanu is the only way to stop the Biafra restoration process. They further reasoned that since Nnamdi Kanu commands a large following of Biafrans in their millions and these Biafrans are focused and determined to achieve the restoration of the nation of Biafra, killing Nnamdi Kanu will discourage and disorganise these dedicated Biafrans and put the entire restoration process in jeopardy.”

According to the group, “The first option is to hire some people who will camouflage as IPOB members and then try to fake a hijack of the vehicle that will be taking Nnamdi Kanu to court. In the process, the operatives of Department of State Services (DSS) will kill Nnamdi Kanu and then claim that he died in a crossfire during the purported hijack. The second option is to kill Nnamdi Kanu by poisoning his food, just like it was done to M.K.O. Abiola.

“We are therefore using this opportunity to alert the world that Nnamdi Kanu is now marked for death by Buhari, Daura, Obiano, Okorocha, Ikpeazu and Ugwuanyi. These men have collectively agreed to assassinate Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and they have vowed that nothing will stop them from carrying out the evil plans. Let it not come as a surprise to anyone reading this press release when you hear, any moment from now, that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been killed.”

•Photo shows Nnamdi Kanu.

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