Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and his brother, have given details on the casualties following the military invasion of their home in Umuahia.
Nnamdi Kanu
The younger brother to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has told
TheCable that four persons were killed and 15 arrested during in the “invasion” of Kanu’s house by soldiers on Thursday .
Emmanuel Kanu, who is also known as “fine boy”, said the soldiers did not find his brother, thought to be the target of the visit.
Meanwhile, speaking in a live telephone interview on Channels Television, monitored by a TORI News correspondent on Friday, Nnamdi Kanu said the military killed 22 people, almost shot dead his father and also killed the family's only dog during his home invasion by the military at the Afarauku area of Umuahia, the Abia state capital.
The spokesman of 14 Brigade Ohafia, Oyegoke Gbadamosi, a major, declined to speak on the allegations, while the deputy director, army public relations 82 Division Enugu, Sagir Musa, a colonel, did not pick his call.