Nemesis as Ekweremadu attacked, dragged in Germany by IPOB members

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Yoruba parlance has it that “God in the past drag-footed in giving judgement but today he delivers his judgement by speed of an aircraft”.

This was the quotation used to qualify the experience of immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, when the news broke out at the weekend that members of the same Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) attacked and dragged him with dishonour in far away Germany.

Despite being outlawed and declared terrorist organisation by competent courts in Nigeria,  Ekweremadu publicly backed and identified with the Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB in its violent attempt to split the country.

This “global disgrace” metted to a man whose four years as a lucky opposition deputy to a “ruling party” Senate Pesident was spent full of partisanship sabotaging and frustrating government, was watched by The DEFENDER in a video now viral.

Ekweremadu himself confirmed the physical assault on him by some members of the terrorist group, IPOB, in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday.

His confirmation of the attack was contained in a statement released by his Media Assistant, Uche Anichukwu in Abuja.

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.

Respondents asked if the IPOB members got their facts correctly accusing the senator of conspiracy with Nigeria to proscribe their anti-Nigeria group when it was obvious that his silence at the last count seeming support for government was a face saving attempt.

There were initial speculations on the veracity of the video where the senator was attacked with eggs by the irate IPOB members.

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

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 Nurnberg 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.”


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