Former deputy leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Barrister Uche Okafor-Mefor, has dismissed as hypocritical and diversionary tactic the hand-written letter by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, despite admitting that it is authentic and originated from Nnamdi Kanu.
Barrister Okafor-Mefor made the remarks in a memo he released online and was obtained by News Band on Monday.
Okafor-Mefor said the “handwriting and his signature” in the letter are authentic “but does the supreme liar actually support Simon Ekpa? The answer is yes,” he wrote, referring to the ongoing sit-at-homes in the South East geo-political zone.
Barrister Simon Ekpa is the former Radio Biafra anchorman who is operating from his base in Finland and executing the sit-at-home in the South East.
Speaking in the memo entitled “Of a truth!“, Okafor-Mefor said “Nnamdi Kanu… operates unscrupulously like a two-aged sword”.
He stated: “For the doubting Thomases, the hand-written letter through Aloy Ejimakor is from the supreme liar Nnamdi Kanu, the ingrate to Simon Ekpa.
“It is his handwriting and his signature. But does the supreme liar actually support Simon Ekpa? The answer is yes.
“That was why he instructed that his sycophantic DOS left Simon Ekpa alone, and nobody should bother themselves about him.
“But why then is the letter from the supreme liar Nnamdi Kanu the ingrate at this material point in time? His hands are tied.
“But that is also how he operates.
“He does not mind betraying or selling or sacrificing anyone in order to exonerate himself and to maintain his fake, deceptive innocent status.
“The governors and other politicians have warned and weighed in on him that they would hands off him if he did not pen that letter to call off the sit-at-home.
“However, Simon is at loss at the purported, sudden change of mind by his supreme liar, Nnamdi Kanu the ingrate and that is why he (Simon) questioned the authenticity of the letter and concluded that it is fake and from the DSS.
“The supreme liar doesn’t mind the means. He only cares about the result—- his release/freedom no matter who lives or who dies!
“And yes, that letter was a result of pressure on him. And yes, nobody should be surprised for this is how the supreme liar Nnamdi Kanu the ingrate operates unscrupulously like a two-aged sword.
“He doesn’t mind sacrificing Simon in the end if the governors’ approach favours him, and he will claim that Simon disobeyed him.
“Overall, he, the supreme liar, Nnamdi Kanu the ingrate wants both sit-at-home and the politicians’ political solution to continue so long as they will ensure his release for, to him, nobody knows where the messiah will come from.”
Speaking on the protracted sit-at-home in the region, he noted that inasmuch as sit-at-home is a legitimate civil disobedience tool deployed by ordinary people to air a legitimate demands or grievances and to hold the government to account, it should be voluntary and that its enforcement is criminal.
He said: “Repeating our stance on sit-at-home: Sit-at-home is a legitimate civil disobedience tool being used by ordinary people as a means of airing or driving home their legitimate demands and grievances and to hold dictatorial regimes to account.
“It should be voluntary. Enforcement of it is criminal.
“At the same time, nobody can stop it by force because applying force or sanction to dissuade people will only perpetuate the insecurity one wants to prevent in the first place.
“Sit-at-home can only be stopped by meeting the legitimate demand(s) of the people or by appealing to the consciences of the people.
“We vehemently oppose any forceful enforcement of sit-at-home because it is criminal.
“Those who embark on the forceful enforcement of it are embarking on criminality—-are criminals and must be seen as such.
“We urge the legitimate authorities to live up to their responsibilities and go after these criminal,” he added.
In the meantime, the Department of State Security (DSS) releases leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra for a brief medical check-up with his doctors.
Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, broke the news on his social media handle, saying that the IPOB leader has finally undergone his medical examination.
He has, however, been returned to DSS custody after medical examination over the weekend. Read more.
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