"If we don't get a referendum on Biafra's independence, there will be no elections in the South East"- IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, says in new interview

In a new interview with Deutche Welle Africa, IPOB
leader Nnamdi Kanu, says there would be no
election in the South East unless the federal
government conducts a referendum on Biafra.
Kanu during the week told members of his group
that there would be no election in the South East,
starting with Anambra state, unless the Federal
government agrees to its call for a referendum on
Biafra. Speaking in the interview, Kanu said
"There will be no election in Biafra land.
No more elections. They can put whoever
they like in office, they can do whatever
they like with their political positions but
we will not engage in any political
process".
Making reference to the various attacks by
herdsmen, Kanu said although the Biafran
agitation is a peaceful one, they would require
arms and ammunition for self defense.
"I am sure you have heard about the
Fulani herdsmen killing people all over the
place. So how do you intend to defend
yourself against the Fulani people who
have guns and bullets. They have been
killing our people, raping our women,
destroying crops in the farms. No one has
done anything about it. Is that how human
beings are supposed to live? Self defense
is recognized even by the laws in the UN.
We have the right. If someone were to
barge into this interview and is wielding a
machete or an AK 47, are you suggesting
we should let them get away with it".
Kanu described Nigeria as an uncivilized country.
He said he was not treated fairly by the Nigerian
judicial system.
"I was not treated fairly. Nigeria is not a
civilized country. People behave like
animals. They are not reasonable enough.
They are not disciplined. They are not
mentally developed enough to run a
transparent civil society They have a fiddle
mindset where you have the ruling class
and a multitude of poverty stricken who
never utter any word in rebellion or to
even ask questions about their plight. That
is one thing we are determined to
challenge".
When asked how he feels using such words to
describe Nigerians, Kanu said
"I am being very kind to be honest. I
could have used far more harsh words to
describe them. I am being very kind.
Perhaps there are a few good people
among them but as a collective, it is a
complete mess and you can see for
yourself. You look through the road, you
see how horrible they are. Don't you see
how unkempt everywhere is? How filthy
and dirty everywhere is? That is the
product of a Nigerian system that is
uniquely backwards even by the very third
world standards of black Africa".
According to Kanu, Biafra existed before the
British came into Nigeria
"We were existing before the British came.
Just allow us to go back to what we were
before. No African came to Europe to
create countries, so for somebody to just
come here and say you, you and you are
now Nigerians is simply laughable".