It's Time Igbo Leaders, Intellectuals, Media Condemn Nnamdi Kanu and His Terror BroadcastWe
have gone down this path too many times. The narrative is always the
same; first there is a true agitation, usually shared by the 99% poor
across the nation, continent and indeed the world; then a group singles
itself out as the one targeted most in the oppression and finally a
lunatic picks up the "cause" and declares open terror.
We saw it with Boko Haram. When the terror group first started, they
claimed that "Boko was Haram," that it was western education being
"Haram" (evil) that was the root cause of poverty, suffering and
disenfranchisement in the north. Mohammed Yusuf claimed to be a crusader
for the poor and cajoled their trust and loyalty.
One trigger (government miscalculation) and the reign of terror was upon us...
Boko Haram is today the most deadly terror group in
the entire world. Boko Haram ended up turning a bearable poverty
situation into a horrific tragedy beyond repair; one of the largest
human disasters of modern days with the second largest displaced
population in the entire world today.
It happened in the so-called south-south. There was true agitation, as
is shared across Nigeria. There were the poor and the poisoned, as also
occurs across Nigeria. Ken Saro-Wiwa first picked up the struggle
legitimately and with legitimate means. He was assassinated. Next MEND
(Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta) slipped into the shoes as
the so-called crusaders for the disenfranchised people of the Niger
Delta. Terror was the order of the day with deaths and economic terror
leading to thousands of deaths across the entire nation and indeed the
world as MEND shut down Nigeria's oil export and consequently raised
global oil prices and caused deadly suffering in poor countries outside
Nigeria's shores. All MEND ended up doing was rendering the Niger Delta
youth partially useless -- stipend dependent and highly unstable. The
Niger Delta remained one of the worst ecological wrecks on earth with
Bayelsa listed as the most polluted piece of land on the planet.
Our Failure To Condemn
At the heart of these two historical tragedies was one single
denominator: the failure of intellectuals, leaders of thought, the media
and conscientious humans in Nigeria and abroad to quickly condemn these
fake emancipators, promptly.
We left it to our government to tackle; and even if our government has
ever been capable of fully understanding the crisis they were partly or
wholly responsible for, and as determined as they should be to tackle it
promptly, it would be very hard for them to resolve it by themselves.
In the western world, all arms of society help tackle such menaces. The
media properly categorizes terrorists and terrorists in the making from
true freedom fighters and resolutely condemns them regardless of the
strength and legitimacy of their cause. A terrorist is a terrorist
regardless of covering. Or perhaps we should say, cut the terrorist
regardless of the cloth. Leaders of thought and intellectuals are quick
to join the government in roundly condemning the terrorist fraudulent
freedom fighters.
We can already see that in contrast to what is emanating from most of
Nigeria, foreign media have properly queried "Radio Biafra" in a recent
release from International Business Times UK, with the necessary
question, "Is Nnamdi Kanu a fraud." This article goes to investigate the
personality of Nnamdi Kanu (which by the way is said to not be his real
name) and his Radio Biafra hate-speech station and query its
authenticity versus it being a money making scam from the east. We must
appreciate Nigerian activists like Kayode Ogundamisi and a handful of
others and some editorials for advertising the reality and real
questions about Radio Biafra. Of course at the other end of the spectrum
we have rascals like Femi Fani-Kayode who the media unprofessionally
gives space and the DSS gives freedom to advocate for terrorist Kanu.
But where are the Igbo leaders of thought? Where are the decent Igbos
who Nnamdi Kanu and his terror station claim to represent? Where are the
intellectuals from the east to roundly condemn this fraudster who is
deviating the true agitation of the noble people of the east?
Nnamdi Kanu Is A Terrorist According To International Laws And Nigeria's Anti-Terror Act
Nnamdi Kanu is a dangerous terrorist as I have mentioned before. No
country will grant him freedom or bail to continue openly inciting
violence against the government and innocent Nigerians; not even Ghana.
He is on video harassing innocent northern peasants living in Anambra.
His is on tape calling for the murder of innocent Nigerian soldiers in
revenge for the alleged murder of three protesters this August end. He
is on audio tape recruiting various terrorists and acclaimed
manufacturers of laser weapons to use against Nigeria. He has called for
the murder of Igbo chiefs and southern leaders including Chief
Sylvester O. Dimunah, Rotimi Amaechi, Governor Obiano and many others.
Thank God conscientious Igbos on the ground did not heed the calls. He
is on tape supporting a so-called Igbo who promised to kill a random
"Hausa" man in the east to provoke chaos. All these recordings and
videos can be retrieved here:
http://newsrescue.com/list-of-terrorism-charges-against-arrested-radio-biafra-leader-nnamdi-kanu/#axzz3p32NDtVm
View Conditions In Nigeria Anti-Terror Act:
http://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/nigeria-senate-house-approve-anti-terrorism-bill/
Further, Nnamdi Kanu is a thief who stole "Radio Biafra" and the "IPOB"
organization from the true, responsible elders (Retired Justice Eze
Ozubu and co) who he admitted established it.
Self-Determination Via Legal Cause
While I personally support an intellectual referendum to see what the 5
igbo states or any others in addition, truly desire and for them to be
granted what they vote, there is no question that the terrorist, blood
hungry Nnamdi Kanu is recruiting irrational and unintellectual, broken
youth to enrich himself and damage any true cause for self
determination, true federalism or otherwise of the Igbo nation.
By remaining silent, Nigeria's intellectuals, leaders especially
unfortunately implicated Igbo are making the error northern leaders made
when their silence enabled the successful entrenchment of Boko Haram in
their land. The result is our bloody history and hope not again our
future.
Dr. Peregrino Brimah
http://ENDS.ng [Every Nigerian Do Something]
Email: drbrimah@ends.ng Twitter: @EveryNigerian
