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Home›News Now›Nigeria: How I was attacked by IPOB members in Germany-Ike Ekweremadu

Nigeria: How I was attacked by IPOB members in Germany-Ike Ekweremadu

By alternativeafrica
August 18, 2019
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London, August 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The immediate past Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has confirmed a physical assault on him by some members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday.

The confirmation of the attack by Enweremadu in a statement released by his Media Assistant, Uche Anichukwu in Abuja laid to rest speculations that the video could have been manipulated to embarrass the Enugu born lawyer turned politician

Former Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu

A 64-second video about the attack had gone viral on the social media earlier on Saturday.

In the video, Ekweremadu was seen being violently questioned over his alleged conspiracy with the Federal Government to proscribe the IPOB in the South East and killing several of its followers.

The Senator who gave account of the event on his social media handle, @iamekweremadu, however, assured that he was safe.

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He condemned the attack and said he had immediately reported it to the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Mr Yusuf Tuggar.

He said: “I attended the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in Nuremberg today where I was billed to give a keynote address along with the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who, however could not make it eventually.

“I was given a resounding welcome by Ndigbo in Germany and everything went smoothly until some men, who identified themselves as IPOB members stormed the venue and began to complain about the killings in the South East, stressing that there would be no Igbo event at the venue.

“I tried to engage them, but when they became unruly, I had to leave the venue. The organisers also invited the police and I was accompanied out of the venue.

“Much as I am disappointed in their conduct, especially as I am one of the persons, who have spoken up on justice for Ndigbo, the Python Dance, judicial killings in Igbo land and elsewhere both on the floor of the Senate and in my written and personal engagements with the Presidency and the media as well as rallied the South East Senate Caucus to secure Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release with Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe taking him on bail to douse tension in the South East, I nevertheless do not hold this to heart against them, for they know not what they do.

“I have received thousands of solidarity calls and messages from well meaning Ndigbo. I want to assure them that I am hail and hearty. I have also spoken with the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar.”

Meanwhile, the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the attack on the former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra in Germany.

It described the assault on Senator Ekweremadu as a disgrace

Ohanaeze also called on the German law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice.

A statement by Chief Nnia Nwodo, President General of Ohanaeze said, “The assault on Ekweremadu by Igbos in Germany, described as IPOB, is disappointing, grotesque and dangerous for Igbo solidarity.

“This violent, rude, impertinent, divisive and discourteous style of IPOB or IPOB-instigated miscreants is damaging to our cause. It strengthens the case of those who describe them as terrorists and weaken our case against the infringement of our fundamental human rights

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  1. "You can't be owing us and still shut us for insolvency"-Papa Kwesi Nduom challenges Bank of Ghana over GN Savings & Loans | Alternative Africa 18 August, 2019 at 03:04 Reply

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  2. German police dismisses attack on Ekweremadu as mere protest, rules out arrest | Alternative Africa 20 August, 2019 at 00:28 Reply

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