Nnamdi Kanu


The community of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,  Afara Ukwu autonomous community, in Umuahia North LGA of  Abia state, has being torn apart by the succession tussle to his late father, Eze Israel Kanu's throne, even as an Umuahia-based High Court restrained the Abia State Government from recognising either of the contestants pending the determination of the motion on notice


Three sons of the community, Chief Amaechi Ugweje, Sir Chukwuemeka Nwaobiala and Anthony Chukwukwadoro Ndulaka, are laying claims to the throne and have dragged themselves to the court


An Abia State High court sitting at Umuahia , presided over by Justice Ogbonna Adiele, has restrained Abia State Government from issuing staff of office to either of Chief Amaechi Ugweje or Anthony Chikwadoro Ndulaka.


Nwaobiala had filed the suit challenging the claims of Ugweje and Ndulaka to the stool. He insists that he is the Eze-elect of the community and should be recognized as such.


In suit No: HU/168M/2022, between Sir Chukwuemeka Nwaobiala (claimant/applicant) and Abia state government , Ministry of LG and chieftaincy Affairs, Attorney General of Abia state, Umuahia North LGA, Chief Amaechi Ugweje and Anthony Chikwadoro Ndulaka as,(Defendants/Respondents); Justice Adiele ordered the Abia State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to refrain from presenting either Ugwueje or Ndulaka to the state government for recognition as traditional ruler, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.


“It is hereby ordered that the second defendant be and is hereby restrained from presenting either the 5th or 6th defendants to the 1st defendant for crowning or installing or giving of staff of office or recognizing either of them as Egwu Ukwu of Afaraukwu Ibeku in Umuahia, Abia state, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction,” the order read.