By Ogeh Friday Igiri
The Indigenous People Of Biafra Ebonyi state chapter on Thursday, 20th July 2017, shut down their shops and halted every activities in the state following the proposed visit of the leader of IPOB Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to the state, but was confused on hearing that the visit by the supreme leader of IPOB who has been highly anticipated by the indigens of the state was postponed.
On the early hours of Thursday, the Indigenous People Of Biafra in Ebonyi state were seen in different strategic points and junctions across the state waiting to receive the IPOB leader, as many mass transportation companies and shops especially in the urban metropolis were under lock and key to honor his visitation, while on the other hand, the security operatives in the state mounted in all nooks and crannies of the state capital waiting for the arrival of Nnamdi Kanu and Biafrans so as to shoot at sight as usual.
Before then, the governor of the state chief David Umahi Nweze, put a call across to the coordinator of IPOB in Ebonyi state Mazi Igwe Ogbonnaya, a night before the visitation day to tell Nnamdi Kanu not to visit Ebonyi state, saying that the state is not part of Biafra and that the state do not have the mineral resources to enable them take care of the indigene should Biafra be restored. He added that it will be bloody if Nnamdi Kanu pays a visit to the state, because he is not in the state as at the time of the proposed visit.
This message was taken to the leader of IPOB, director of Radio Biafra, Biafra Television Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in his country home at Afara-Ukwu Ibeku in Umuahia, Abia state Biafra Land, by three men delegation from Ebonyi state led by the state IPOB coordinator, Mazi Igwe Ogbonnaya, Stanley Iwuala (Bishop) and Ogeh Friday Igiri, Family Writers correspondent.
The IPOB leader on hearing this message from Ebonyi state governor got infuriated and sent a direct message thus: “He is an Hausa slave, I do not have the intention of visiting Ebonyi state now but because of this I am coming to Ebonyi. Go and tell him that I am coming to preach the gospel of Biafra restoration in his village and if the Nigerian (zoo) Army or any security operative within the state hurt an ant, he will be buried alive with his family”. This strong message was as a result of Umahi’s challenge to IPOB and
