Nnamdi Kanu’s family home still deserted days after Army raid

Days after sol­diers raided the home of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, his Afaraukwu Ibeku community in Umuahai North Local Government Area of Abia State, still look deserted.

His kinsmen who fled the community during the raid have called on Government to give them firm assurance of their safety before they would return home.

Some of the locals who are still taking refuge in various parts of the state said they are still in shock over the military invasion of the sleepy community.

During a visit to the community on Monday, only a few locals were observed discussing the events of the past days with apprehension.

One of the locals who refused to disclose his name said he was just returning from where he fled to during the attack, adding that he just came to pick a few personal be­longings and leave, as the area “is still unsafe”.

The local who simply identified himself as a civil servant said many people lost their lives dur­ing the raid, and demand­ed full assurance from the government of adequate security of residents be­fore they would return.

Another local, Pastor Chibunna Odoemenam who said he lost his sister during the invasion de­scribed the attack as “hor­rible and unimagined”.

The cleric who said he had buried his sister said members of the commu­nity were still mourning their dead while appeal­ing for assistance to offset the medical bills of those who sustained gunshot wounds.

He said that six more dead bodies were recov­ered from the bush the next day after the attack, adding that some of the corpses had been depos­ited at the mortuary. He called on the Unit­ed Nations to come to their rescue as “we are too scared to live here again”