The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says those referring to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu as the ‘messiah’ are uneducated and misinformed.
The group stated this while reacting to a post by a Facebook user, Chukwudi Leo who said Nnamdi Kanu was bigger than Jesus Christ.
IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful in a statement on Sunday, July 2, 2017, described Leo’s post as the “work of enemies planted within us by DSS and some politicians.”
“It is dangerous comparing him with God Almighty or Jesus Christ,” IPOB said.
“It is the work of enemies planted within us by DSS and some politicians. Those involved in this ridiculous scandal and deformation of character will fail without delay and God Almighty Chukwu Okike Abiama must deal with them.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader in his life never challenged the authority of God Almighty who created Heaven and earth or Jesus Christ the son of God even the spirit.
“Nnamdi Kanu is a Christian and cannot blaspheme God Almighty and his son Jesus Christ, those using his name as saviour, messiah and Jesus are misinformed and uneducated because he never asked them to do so,” the group added.
IPOB dismissed claims that Kanu had ordered Anambra indigenes to boycott the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state.
“The boycott of election in Anambra State come November this year was not the making of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu rather the wish of eastern Nigeria and IPOB members who visited him in his home town Umuahia, where the people told him that they don’t need election again in Biafra land and they are ready to boycott election because since the creation of Nigeria they benefited nothing in Nigeria elections except killing, riots and humiliation from our politicians,” it read.
“Since the announcement for the election boycott in Anambra state, the federal government and their agent the DSS mapped out strategies and huge amount of money sharing to destroy and tarnish the image of Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB in general, those with this stupid story on social media platforms should retrace their steps because they will fail,” the group added.
Meanwhile, the Anambra Peoples Assembly has described IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu as a confussionist.
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