By Uche Mbah
The leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People Of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Nigerian military of being responsible for the death of his mother, Ugoeze Sally Nmemme Kanu, who died last August. Her death, surprisingly, had remained hidden from the press and the general public until Kanu announced it recently on Radio Biafra.
In the said Broadcast, which was through a video he uploaded on social media, Kanu said his mother died as a result of the trauma she passed through during the Operation Python dance. Kanu himself had escaped death by the whiskers when the army invaded his Afarukwu home in Abia state. He had to escape from the country through the help of his loyalists, according to him. Currently he has been criss-crossing Europe and America in search of support for his pet dream, the establishment of the Republic of Biafra. His father was also allegedly arrested by the military, but later released.
In announcing the death, Kanu said:”Today, I announce the death of my Mother Ugoeze Sally Nmeme Kanu. May Chukwu Okike Abiama grant her eternal rest.”
He described her as one who was passionate about actualization of Biafra.
