The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said the remains of His Royal Majesty Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and wife who died last year, may not be buried on Friday.
The traditional ruler of Afaraukwu, a community in Abia State, is the father of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB).
Mr Kanu, tried on charges of treasonable felony, jumped bail after personnel of the Nigerian Army raided his Abia home in search of the secessionist leader.
The IPOB leader who resurfaced in Isreal announced the passing away of his parents last year. The burial is scheduled to hold this coming Friday.
But the police has warned that the event may not take place if members of the outlawed group grace the occasion.
The Abia state commissioner of police, Ene Okon, while warning the secessionists championing the restoration of the defunct Biafra Republic, said his men would scatter the burial premises should they fail to adhere.
Mr Okon is reported to have relayed his condition to leaders of they community. The outlawed group is not backing down from attending the funeral.
“Whoever thinks along that line is fooling himself. IPOB will dance during the burial and the police elephants will dance too,” the police boss was quoted by Punch Newspapers to have said.
“They (Afaraukwu community) should tell IPOB not go near the area, let alone participating in the burial.
“If the community fails to adhere to the police’s warning the burial will not go on smoothly because we are going to scatter the place. IPOB is proscribed by the Federal Government.
“We will not tolerate any flag, IPOB insignia or the group’s member disguising as Jewish or Zionist Church members during the burial,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mr Kanu has said his group won’t fail to kill the children of the police boss if it loses any of its members should there be confrontation between the two parties.
