Ifeanyi Ubah Goes In Blaze of Glory Despite Threats From Biafra Liberation Army

By Akinwale Kasali

Politician. Philanthropist. Businessman. Serial entrepreneur. Senator Ifeanyi Ubah was everything rolled in one.

On Friday, November 22, Ubah, a Senator of the Federal Republic, who broke many hearts when he passed on July 27, was buried in his Otolo, Nnewi, Anambra State.

And what a send-off from Mother-earth it was. The funeral was emotional but fit for a king, for a warrior, a go-getter that his people said he was.

The threats by the Biafra Liberation Army which through a spokesperson warned against bringing his body back to Nnewi held no water. It was an empty threat, roundly ignored by everybody – the poor, the rich, men, women and even children.

Nobody could even have tried anything because security was tight.

The Biafra Liberation Army had threatened to disrupt the funeral and reduce Nnewi to Somali, if Ubah’s body was brought home for burial. They said if buried, his body would be exhumed and thrown into the evil forest.

Reason: A false propaganda that not only did Senator Ubah give IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu away to the Federal Government which enabled his rendition from Nairobi, Kenya, to Nigeria, that his private jet was used to transport Kanu to Nigeria.

Ubah’s constant vehement denial cut no ice with those who wanted to nail him.

But on Friday, their threat was defied  as the remains of the late Senator  Ubah was interred within his sprawling compound in his hometown  Umuanuka, Otolo Nnewi, Anambra State.

A mammoth crowd of sympathisers, families, colleagues and associates  accompanied his body. If weeping and wailing from the hundreds of the indigent all of whom he was taking care of could wake him up, thar would have been easy.

They cried, wept and wailed as they watched his casket. To many of them, the unbelievable just sank.

Nigerians emptied into Nnewi to pay their last respects to the late Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Capital Oil and gas.

Tears cascaded the cheeks of hundreds of people that stormed the burial ceremony.

His remains was first brought to his hometown in Umuanuka, Otolo Nnewi, before being taken to St. Peter Clever Parish for a funeral Mass.

As his body arrived at his estate, many of his dependents, including indigent locals, gathered at the gate, wailing in grief.

The late politician passed away on July 27, 2024 in the United Kingdom while attending his daughter’s graduation.

Known for renowned philanthropic gesture, he was instrumental in improving the lives of many people in Nnewi and Anambra through his charitable works and businesses, which also provided employment for many.

The Biafra Liberation Army through one of its members, IPOB Eze had warned against the burying of Ubah in Nnewi, rather, suggesting that he should be buried in the South West or the North.

The Homily was said by no less a person than His Most Grace,

Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, who praised Ubah’s philanthropic life, urging others to live with the same selflessness and dedication to others.