View Photos of Nnamdi Kanu's handwritten statement / transcription apologizing to Buhari for calling him a pedophile and terrorist

Sahara reporters has received original copies
of the statement in which Nnamdi Kanu,
leader of the Pro-Biafran IPOB tendered his
unreserved apologies to Buhari for calling him
a pedophile and terrorist. He also apologized
to former President Jonathan and Igbo
leaders for insults he hauled on them
previously. The statement was written on
October 23rd after he was arrested on
October 14th. The full text of the statement
below...
Nnamdi Kanu's handwritten statement /
transcription
Nnamdi Kanu, Male Igbo Christian, aged 48
(i.e. born 1967, the year Biafra was
announced), of Afaraukwu-Ibeku (Umuahia-
North LG, Abia State), of dual Nigerian-British
nationality, living in Pilkington Road, SE
London, UK
I can confirm that I, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader
of the Indigenous People of Biafra worldwide
is a legally registered and duly recognized
body at the United Nations pursuing the rights
of a specific indigenous people, in this case
Biafra, to seek self-determination according to
the said charter. The reason for the formation
of the Indigenous People of Biafra is to avail
those referring to themselves as Biafrans the
opportunity made available as a result of the
United Nations Declaration to seek the
peaceful re-Birth of Biafra in line with
international laws, lack of holistic
development in the socio-economic
landscape of Nigeria, lack of youth
employment, corruption in high offices, and
economic repression.
Opportunities no longer existed for the
majority of the people, and especially young
graduates to find meaningful employment in
the job market, general hardship, brutal
repression of civil and human rights coupled
with system that shuns inward investment
contributed to the thinking behind the
formation of IPOB.
The People of Biafra all over the world have
particular emphasis on those residing in the
diaspora it is not advised that those in Nigeria
contribute. No contribution is accepted from
those in political office or from organizations
only individuals belonging to those
organizations may choose to contribute if they
wish to the volunteer force. IPOB is a group
of people who may wish to group themselves
together for the purpose of Evangelism or
going out to the streets to distribute leaflets
and preach the message of lawful existence
of Biafra as stipulated in the UN Charter.
There is no armed conflict agitating and any
reference to such is purely designed to stop
the Nigerian Armed Forces ostensibly the
police from coming out and killing innocent
people.
IPOB volunteers are modeled on exactly the
same tenet as the world renowned Salvation
Army Front. Its ambitions are army but it does
not carry any weapons. The same thing
applies to the volunteers of IPOB. There is no
arms training involved. I am the Director of
Radio Biafra and solely responsible for the
output the (genre?) of Radio Biafra is strictly
to capture attention and imagination and not
designed to incite anyone to violence.
For very many years the Nigerian state and
Nigerians in general have continued to
witness poor economic management, fraud,
corruption, and mismanagement of every
sector of the economy. Therefore, as Radio
Biafra programs were designed to wake up
the public from their slumber and address the
issues of the time, which is youth
unemployment, lack of infrastructural
provisions, poor electricity, an absence of
rural development, and conspicuous absence
of respect for human rights.
The area as envisaged as Biafra are
predominantly South-East and South-South
territories having cultural, linguistic,
traditional, and commonality in value system.
Reference to the President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria as a terrorist, evil, and
Paedophile is regrettable and uncalled for and
for that I unreservedly apologize and will be
doing so in a private letter to the President.
Before PMP there was the administration of
Goodluck Jonathan I also said some
uncomplimentary things about him and Igbo
elders as well, which I now recognize should
have happened because it is un-African to be
rude or insolent to elders. All I was trying to
do is draw attention to the problems afflicting
society and what society is doing about it.
The areas intended for the Biafran being
espoused by Indigenous People of Biafra are
Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Anambra,
Bayelsa Delta, Edo (but only Igbamke), Kogi
(only Igala), and Imo States. The mission
statement of Radio Biafra is dedicated to the
defences of the rights of the indigenous
people of Biafra and ultimately the restoration
of the REpublic of Biafra in line with United
Nations Declarations on the Rights of
Indigenous People

Nnamdi Kanu

23/10/2015