A IPOB agitator has made a shocking revelation about the late Obi of Ubulu-uku, who was allegedly murdered by suspected gunmen camouflaged as cattle herdsman.
Obi of Ubulu-uku, Akaeze Edward Ofolue
In a chat with The Biafra Times, a top Biafran intelligence officer operating in the Delta state area, who called himself 'Holy-eyes', has alleged that the late Obi of Ubulu-uku, Akaeze Edward Ofolue was murdered by Nigerian agents masquerading as cattle-herders.
He said that the late monarch had long completed his assignment for Biafra restoration struggle before he was killed.
According to Holy-eyes, the Ubulu-uku monarch was successful in his work for Biafra, having long submitted his report to the Biafra Restoration Committee set up by IPOB more than a year ago before the Nigerian government cut his life short.
"Nigerian government was very late in the day in killing him. If they had killed him a year ago, it would have somehow affected the struggle negatively. But they were as clumsy as ever, and the man was able to evade and outsmart them at every turn on the assignment, until it was completed," Holy-eyes said.
The pro-Biafra agitator alleged that Nigerian government 'killed a man who was already in retirement as long as the work for Biafra restoration is concerned.'
It can be recalled that the
monarch was abducted by suspected herdsmen in the evening of January 5, 2016 along Obior/Igbodo road while he was riding in his Land Cruiser Jeep with a young Christian aide. He was a lawyer, a businessman, and a strong Christian with the Deeper Life Bible ministries.
Holy-eyes said Ofolue was passionate about Biafra and its restoration efforts. He was also a strong believer in education and freedom for anyone and people that desired it.
Agbogidi Akaeze Ofulue on his red attire while speaking with some titled men in front of his palace before his death.
The late monarch, who is also known as Agbogidi, is being mourned by IPOB because he was among the hardcore Biafrans of his time. He was among leaders of the delegation that pushed the Biafran issue to the front at the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament and the European Union (EU) government.
He said that following the leakage of the above information, Obi Ofolue told the Biafran leadership how Nigerian security agents have been on his trail under different kinds of disguises.
Holy-eyes also disclosed that part of the work Ofolue did for IPOB was arranging the worldwide demonstrations, which the blue-print was submitted more than a year ago.
"You see our worldwide demonstrations? That was part of the work his committee did. You see how smooth and effective the protests have been, then you will know that our brother was a genius," Holy-eyes said.
According to the top officer, the struggle took an international dimension that the even the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and his officials were scared-stiff that Nigeria might break-up under his watch.
Holy-eyes said IPOB leadership recently accused Buhari of plot to eliminate prominent leaders of the Biafran struggle, adding that with the murder of Ofolue, he became the first prominent victim of Buhari’s alleged plot.
Since
Ofolue’s body was discovered last January 20, Biafrans have been in mourning, especially leaders and members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who knew his worth and saw it as a big blow to the Biafran struggle.
"His death is very painful to all of us as a compatriot and a brother. We love him and would have loved him to be around when Biafran is finally restored. But we console ourselves with the fact that he did a marvelous work for us. He was a dutiful, dedicated and clinical worker. We miss him greatly," he said.