Former Aviation Minister, Femi
Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the alleged invasion of the residence of Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, by the Nigerian Army.
Recall that Kanu, in his own
reaction, accused the Nigerian Army of attempting to kill him over his
determination to actualise Biafra.
In a statement made available to news
men on Monday evening, Fani-Kayode urged Kanu, whom he described as a warrior,
to “keep fighting on”.
He wrote: “To the Lion of the
East, my friend and brother Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, I have the following to say: They
attacked your home and raided your community with their soldiers.
They sought to crush your body,
spirit and soul, to break you and to kill the gallant and fighting spirit of
your people.
They forgot that the application
and unleashing of fire cannot put out fire: it only adds to the rage of the
inferno and causes it to spread and develop into a massive and uncontrollable
conflagration which will ultimately consume the entire nation.
Despite the provocation and the
brazen attempt to intimidate you and yours I urge you to be encouraged, to
remain true to your noble convictions, to stand firm, to stay strong, to remain
peaceful and to continue to reject the idea of an armed struggle knowing that
you represent the hope and aspiration of millions.
This is all the more so because
the entire world is watching. Our victory will not come by the levying war, the
shedding of blood or by the usage and espousal of violence and armed conflict
but rather through the painful veil and fiery furnace of suffering, passive
resistance, self-denial, dedication, persecution and sacrifice.
Those that seek to oppress and
subjugate the righteous, that seek to enslave their fellow human beings in
perpetuity, that seek to destroy, torment and humiliate others, that seek to
deny the sons and daughters of our land the right to fully exercise their
God-given liberty and freedom and that rule by the force of tyranny, injustice
and the shedding of blood never end well and shall not prevail.
In truth, there is no greater
crime than to unleash a nation’s Armed Forces against its own people in an
attempt to stamp out free speech, silence opposing voices and eliminate
dissent.
It happened to the Shiite Muslims
of Zaria where one thousand innocent souls were butchered in one afternoon at
the behest of military commanders simply for being different and now it is
happening to the good people of the east.
Yet the light of truth and the
struggle for liberation, justice and equity can never be diminished or
defeated. In the end the will of the people and the counsel and purpose of God
shall stand.
No matter the price and no matter
how long it takes, in the end we shall prevail. The Lord be with you.”
Kanu brought that on himself because he keeps making inflammatory statements & you don't expect the Nigerian Army or government to let such acts pass. He should be nipped in the board before he gets out of hand. War is not a pretty sight/experience & that's what he's clamouring for. Wisdom is profitable to the wise. His should handle his right properly.
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