Nze Ifeanyichukwu Madueke
BIAFRA: ELDERS AGAINST BIAFRA ARE IGNORANT: WE VETERANS BACK KANU FOR BIAFRA – Nze Ifeanyichukwu Madueke

November 11, 2016

An interview with Nze Nno Ozo Ifeanyichukwu Madueke Obinzowunu, an elder-in-council/cabinet member of Awa Kingdom in Oguta local government of Imo State. Awa Kingdom is an oil-producing community in the Igbo clan of Biafra Land. He played host to the duo of Ifeanyi Chijioke and Chima Onyekachi of Biafra Reporters, who visited the community for an on-the-spot assessment and enlightenment.

EXCERPTS:

GOOD DAY SIR, MAY WE KNOW YOUR NAME SIR?

My name is Nze Nno Ozo Boniface Ifeanyichukwu Madueke Obinzowuru from Awa-Oma village in Awa town of Oguta local government of Imo State in Biafra land.

WE MET YOU IN THE FAMILY MEETING OF IPOB OGUTA ZONE, AS AN ELDER WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING?

The purpose of the meeting today is for the people of Awa community to actualize the dream of our leader Nnamdi Kanu for the restoration of Biafra as a sovereign nation. My people are here, you can see how numerous we are, we gathered here to interact and see how we can move further for the restoration of our sovereign nation.

FROM THE ATTIRE YOU ARE PUTTING ON, WE ARE DEDUCING YOU ARE A PERSONALITY IN THIS COMMUNITY, ARE YOU?

Yes, I am. I am a title holder, a stakeholder, a member of the traditional council and a good personality in this community. Notwithstanding, we are in the zoo called Nigeria, that is why I pulled myself out from the palace to make sure I belong to the light. Anyone who belongs to Nigeria as a country belongs to darkness. If you belong to Biafra and IPOB you belong to light, that is why I am here today. As I am talking to you now, the cabinet is in session on a meeting, but that does not move me or give me light, that is why I am in this meeting with members of IPOB to make sure our struggle for independence is moved forward.

IS THE IGWE OF THIS COMMUNITY AGAINST THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA?

No! he is even trying to be a family member of IPOB but because of his status in the community and local government, he will not openly do that. But I can assure you that wholeheartedly, he is part of this project to restore Biafra.

IMO STATE HAS BEEN LACKING BEHIND ON BIAFRA RESTORATION PROJECT IN TERMS OF LIVING UP TO EXPECTATION, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND THIS?

You are right about Imo State not living up to expectation but this is because of APC and Rochas Okorocha being the governor, as they are working very hard to stifle our activities. Notwithstanding, we are still having our meetings and increasing in numbers in most parts of the state, not minding what Rochas Okorocha and others are doing. At the moment in Oguta local government, we have only one IPOB zone but in no distance time we shall spread to other communities.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL FOR THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA IN YOUR LOCALITY?

We plan to go out individually into family meetings and homes to tell them that Biafra restoration project is real and not fake, because very soon Biafra will have their sovereignty as a nation.

WHAT HAVE YOU TO SAY ON THE HIGH RATE OF ARREST AND ABDUCTION OF BIAFRAN ACTIVISTS BY THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT?

From the words of my leader, Nnamdi Kanu, he said that they will arrest us and they will kill us but their actions against us will not daunt us from moving forward. In Enugu, the BokoHaram terrorists have been converted to herdsmen to kill Biafrans but that will not stop us from pushing forward. The arrest and abduction will not daunt us, we shall continue to be formidable and resolute according to our leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

THERE IS A BELIEVE THAT AMONGST THE SOCIETY THAT BIAFRAN ELDERS ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF BIAFRA RESTORATION, THAT THE ELDERS WHO WITNESSED THE WAR OF 1967-70 ARE AFRAID AND DO NOT WANT ANOTHER OCCURRENCE. WHAT IS YOUR SAY?

The fact is that the elders been spoken about do not understand the current project of restoring Biafra. The issue of Biafra this time is not about war; we are not going to pick up guns again because we have already achieve our aim by speaking the truth. Nnamdi Kanu says we shall be whiter than white and whiter than snow, that is how resolute we are. We are not going to fight with barrels of guns again to get Biafra. The elders you are talking about are supporting the restoration of Biafra secretly. In their hearts, they want Biafra but will not come openly because they are afraid of the intimidation of the Nigeria armed forces.

HAVING EXPERIENCED THE LAST CIVIL WAR AND LOOKING AT THIS PRESENT CLAMOR FOR BIAFRA, WHAT HAVE YOU TO SAY?

We won the war really, but due to the act of genocide against Biafran civilians whom are mostly women and children, we had to surrender. It is worthy to note that it is because of the same suffering Biafrans are going through presently that led to that war. In Biafra Land, we are being intimidated, favoritism and nepotism against us, there is hunger, no power supply, no good road and no pipe-borne water. We have not seen any gain from the crude oil been lifted from our land because of the way we are been led by the Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba. We are tired of the zoo called Nigeria. We want our freedom and we shall remain resolute until we achieve it. We are behind Nnamdi Kanu, whether he is incarcerated by the Nigeria government or released, Biafra must be restored.

SIR, CAN YOU EMPHASIS ON HOW YOUR COMMUINTY WHICH IS IN IGBO CLAN OF BIAFRA IS AN OIL-PRODUCING COMMUNITY?

In my hometown here in Awa, there is an oil well been drilled behind the community secondary school. There are also several oil wells in Ezombe, Ezeosu, Oguta main town, Egbema, Ohaji, etc. Massive drilling of oil is going on in Oguta, and the only dividends we have been receiving is the destruction of our lands.

THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR TIME

You are welcome.

Editor/Publisher: Chinwe Korie
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