Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed sadness over the death of Igbo icons including the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, and music legend, Onyeka Onwenu.
Kanu also expressed sorrow over the death of a former Governor of Abia State and Minister for Science and Technology, Chief Ogbonnaya Onu; as well as Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
The described the exit of the icons as a monumental loss to the Igbo nation.
Kanu’s condolences for the deceased personalities were conveyed by his lead Counsel, Chief Aloy Ejimakor who visited him on Wednesday at the Abuja headquarters of the Department for State Services, DSS, where he is currently detained.
The statement read: “Today, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu directed me to convey his heartfelt sympathies to the families of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Senator Ifeanyi Uba and Dame Onyeka Onwenu.
“Kanu is pained at their demise and as he mourns, he sends his comfort to Ndigbo and requests that none should speak ill of the departed, as such is repugnant to Igbo traditions. He sees these deaths to be too many in so short a time and calls for prayers to avert too many deaths from the land.
“Onyeka Onwenu in particular was very close to Onyendu, who found her private advice to be invaluable. MNK recalls that Onyeka was a firm believer in freedom and that she lived a fulfilled life that guaranteed her eternal rest in heaven.”
Kanu has remained in detention since June 2021 when he was rendered from Kenya.
