- Nnamd Kanu, the
leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) got the title of Otu Onye
Nakpu Ogwe 1 of Biafra Land
- The title was given him by the Odumeze of
Ohafia in Abia state
- Late Odumegwu Ojukwu was regarded as a
warrior because of his title and the fact that he led the civil war from the
Biafran end.
The leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been reportedly
honoured with the highest title in Igbo land, south-eastern Nigeria. Kanu was
decorated with the title of the ‘greatest Biafran Warrior’ by the Odumeze of
Ohafia, Abia state, and other elders, according to Somto Okonkwo, who posted
the photographs on social media. Kanu, according to Okonkwo, is now the Otu
Onye Nakpu Ogwe 1 of Biafra Land. However, the controversy that seems
to have emerged from the award of the title is the place of the late Biafran
warlord, Odumegwu Ojukwu.
Ojukwu, who was an officer of the Nigerian Army
before the war, is often described as a warrior and even had a title to that
effect.
Aniebo Nwamu, a Nigerian analyst, recently
said:
“One of the prominent titles conferred on Ojukwu on his return
from exile in 1982 was Dike Di Ora Mma (The warrior loved by all).”
He described
the title as “an apt description of the visionary from the east who was
born in the north and grew up in the west.”
Until months ago, Nnamdi Kanu had been in
detention on the order of the federal government over alleged treasonable
offences.
The
government is also reportedly asking the court to withdraw the bail condition
it granted Kanu with the argument that he had abused some of the conditions he
was given.
NAIJ.com had earlier
reported that Nnamdi Kanu,
on Wednesday, September 6, received some IPOB supporters who were released from
alleged military detention.
It was
gathered that the unarmed youths were detained on Monday night, September 4, at
the popular Isi Gate area, after they clashed with the army.
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