Deji Elumoye in Abuja
The immediate past Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, was on Saturday attacked in Nuremberg, Germany by some members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).
The Chairman of the Senate committee on Environment who gave account of the incident on his social media handle on Saturday evening, @iamekweremdu, however, assured Ndigbo and his supporters across the nation that he was safe.
According to him, “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…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
