The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has disowned his self-acclaimed disciple, Simon Ekpa, who ordered the recent five-day sit-at-home in the South East and declared thereafter that elections will not hold in the geopolitical zone in 2023.
He made this position known in a statement by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, saying Ekpa was not working for him or IPOB.
Kanu, in the statement on Saturday, said of the Finland-based Ekpa: “Simon Ekpa is not a member of IPOB.
“He should be investigated for the killings in the South-East and cannot be fighting for the self-determination of the Biafra people.
“The fact is clear. Simon Ekpa is being sponsored by persons we cannot mention this time to destroy the South-East.
“He cannot say he is fighting for Biafra’s emancipation and still instigating criminal elements to go after the people he claims he is fighting to protect.
“Members of the Eastern Security Network are somewhere killing our innocent people.
“This should tell you that Ekpa is acting out scripts by people who want to devour our lands.
“Ekpa is not my follower.
“He cannot say he is my follower or disciple.
“I condemn Simon Ekpa’s activities.
“I never sanctioned any sit-at-home declared by Ekpa.
“IPOB never authorised or sanctioned it.
“Go about your normal business and disregard the threats by Ekpa.
“He is one of the people who do not want peace in our region.
“Ekpa is not working for me or IPOB.”