The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is currently enmeshed in an in-house crisis as it is being reported that close relations of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are at loggerheads over foreign bank accounts operated by the group.
The sharp divide among IPOB members globally was hinged on
the issuing of unauthorised statements by members of Kanu's family, controversies over access to funds, and the change of signatories to its foreign
bank accounts operated in different countries.
It was gathered that members of Kanu's family are at loggerheads over the
control of the accounts.
Nnamdi Kanu, ever since he was arrested and repatriated back
to Nigeria in 2021, is said to have had access to the group's funds through his
proxies and the Directorate of States (DOS). The DOS, is an arm of IPOB that caters
to the group interests in various countries spread across Europe, Africa, Asia, and other continents.
One of the group members during a recent meeting with Nnamdi Kanu had
reportedly complained that they are having issues with the new IPOB bank
account in Germany, with allegations that a German Court restricted access to
the account due to disagreement in replacing the signatory to the account
holding rife.
The member was said to have told Kanu that when they wanted to replace Collins
Chinedu, a former national coordinator of IPOB in Germany, with Abraham
Ogbonnaya, it was resisted as the IPOB directorate of States(DOS) led by Chika
Edoziem, who quickly wrote a public disclaimer describing Ogbonnaya as a
criminal.
Kingsley Kanu, the younger brother to Nnamdi Kanu was also accused of imposing Ogbonnaya as the new National Coordinator for Germany with the intention of causing division within the existing structure.
DOS Leader, Edoziem, in a letter to the bank insisted that
Chinedu, being the one whose name is in their constitution in Germany, should
be the one to operate the bank account.
Kanu's lawyer, Ejimakor as a way of making peace sought Kanu's approval for
funds to be paid into the national account.
He disclosed that Washington would raise $5000, Baltimore $10,000, New Jersey
$20,000, and New York $20,000.
Our source stated: "Kanu expressed displeasure over the inability to
access bank accounts in Germany and Italy."
"Ejimakor explained that the issues were caused by an ongoing battle over a change of Signatories to the accounts."
"He told Kanu that the account in Germany was blocked based on a memo from
Kingsley seeking to change the signatories to the account and that Kingsley
claimed that he (Nnamdi) authorised the memo, Kanu denied giving such
authorisation."
There is another thug of war between
two of Nnamdi Kanu’s siblings, Nnenna Kanu and Emmanuel Kanu as the duo is
said to be fighting over money in the United States.
Both Nnenna and Emmanuel reportedly want the control of IPOB's bank account in
the US, with Nnenna recently doing a live broadcast where she publicly insulted
Emmanuel and accused him of interfering with her duties.
Emmanuel in his response claimed that he is acting on the orders of their elder
brother(Nnamdi).
POLITICS NIGERIA claimed that it was told by sources that Nnamdi Kanu, on
getting a whiff of the development, was angry that his younger sister, Nnenna,
has been flouting his directives regarding IPOB bank accounts in the US.
The IPOB Directorate of State (DOS) in direct response to
the power tussle over account control in a press statement, called on all its
members to desist from paying donations/funds into the group's German account.
"All IPOB family members worldwide are therefore directed to stop making
payments into the IPOB account in Germany because any payment made will be
returned to the payee and this will direct unnecessary attention to the
family."
"Furthermore, please note that until the Directorate ascertain what
actually happened to that account and why it was closed, all IPOB family units
around the world are hereby directed to desist from sending their monthly dues
or any funds", the statement signed by Edoziem read in part.
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