By CHARLES IWUOHA

Prince Emmanuel Kanu has refuted reports that leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, rejected moves by ex-Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, to resolve the crisis in the South-East through dialogue.

Reports circulating on the social media claim that Kanu snubbed efforts made by Rochas to address the insecurity in the region, particularly concerning enforcement of the Monday sit-at-home order.

The reports suggested that if Kanu had embraced the intervention initiated by Rochas, the insecurity in the South-East would have been resolved peacefully. The reports equally claimed that Kanu would not have been arrested, detained and prosecuted, of he had not snubbed Okorocha’s efforts.

However, Prince Emmanuel, Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother, has described the reports as false, misleading and baseless.

He noted that while there may have been differences in opinion between Kanu and Okorocha, such differences do not amount to rejection of dialogue.

Prince Emmanuel insisted that the IPOB leader has always been open to sincere conversations aimed at addressing the complex political and security challenges in the South-East region.

“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has never snubbed former governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha.

“Regardless of any perceived differences, both figures recognized the value of dialogue in addressing the South-East region’s complex issues,” Prince Emmanuel said on Sunday.

He dismissed attempts to portray the IPOB leader as unwilling to engage in dialogue, describing them as “inaccurate and far from the truth”.

According to him, peaceful engagement remains critical to finding lasting solutions to the challenges confronting the South-East.