Kanu’s Family, IPOB Refute Alleged Apology by Detained Activist

The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the family of detained Biafra activist, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday debunked media reports that the IPOB leader had apologized to President Muhammadu Buhari over Biafra agitation.

The alleged apology by Kanu was reported in a national newspaper on Wednesday, thereby creating the impression in the minds of his followers that he has recanted.

But in a swift reaction IPOB vehemently denied the media report, calling it "a blatant lie and cheap propaganda by its sponsors to create the wrong impression that Kanu is backing out of the Biafran project". It pointed out that Kanu has never referred to Mr. President as a terrorist hence the issue of apologizing to him could not have arisen, adding that the media report should be disregarded.

In the statement issued by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, made available to journalists in Umuahia, the pro-Biafra organization said that it was obvious that the alleged apology was planted in the said newspaper by the Federal Government to weaken Biafran agitators.

"The purported report that Kanu has apologised to Buhari over Biafra is not only a tissue of lies but a lame attempt by the enemies of Biafra to cause disaffection among the agitators.