Biafra Controversy-Nnamdi Kanu May Not Be Alive - Parents Raise Fear
The parents of Nnamdi Kanu, the Radio Biafra director, have raised fears that the detained activist might not be alive.
Director of the Radio Biafra pirate station, Nnamdi Kanu
Addressing journalists at their home, Kanu’s parents said that they were worried at the ordeal their first son has been passing through.
His father, the monarch of Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia North council area of Abia state, said he was surprised at the prolonged detention of his son.
At their Udo Palace, Eze Israel Kanu and his wife, Ugoeze Nnenne Kanu, said they are skeptical about the health condition of the Radio Biafra director. Stressing that they fear something bad might have happened while in detention.
The monarch and his wife lamented that the agony of the family has been compounded due to their inability to have access to the detained activist, noting that they are not sure that he is alive.
According to Vanguard, the bitter parents, urged the federal government to order the release their son from detention if he still is living.
Eze Kanu said: “I am pleading with the Federal Government to release my son. Let his freedom be restored. I am aware that in Nigeria the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
“I am surprised that my son is being detained. I have been asking why he is being held without getting an answer.”
Nnamdi’s mother, Ugoeze Kanu, said she wondered why he should be made to suffer for saying the truth.
“The Bible tells us that truth shall set us free. But in Nigeria we are being made to understand that truth is bitter and can even lead to death.
“As a mother, it is painful, I will not deny him, he is my son, but in a democracy I know there is freedom of speech,” Ugoeze opined.
The monarch and his wife noted that their son is not a trouble maker, and his campaign was a reflection of the mind of the majority within the people in the Southeast geopolitical zone.
They informed that their son who was born during the Nigeria-Biafra war, had never discussed his pro-Biafran activism with them. Adding however, that they cannot guarantee influencing their son to drop the agitation.
The worried parents stressed that their son is an adult and fully matured, hence, he is able to express his mind on any issue.
It would be recalled that on Saturday, October 17, the Radio Biafra director was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) as soon as he got to Nigeria from the United Kingdom.
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