By Okechukwu Onuegbu
Igbo community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the incarcerated leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu has been facing charges preferred against him by the federal government since 2015, an incident that has attracted public outcry and mass protest all over the country as none could found him wanting.
Speaking in a press statement, the President General, Igbo Community Association, FCT, Engr Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, urged the President to sit back and take a reflective rethink over the unending cries of the masses of Nigerians, not just the Igbo speaking people.
According to Ellis-Ezenekwe, the cries for the release of the freedom fighter, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has begun to reach feverish pitch and may begin to pose a distraction to your administration if you fail to act timely.
“Nnamdi Kanu may become your Achilles heel if this unfolding “free Nnamdi Kanu” protests is not addressed properly in a democratic manner. The masses of Nigeria have come to the realization that holding a Nnamdi Kanu for over 4 years for no crime that he has been found guilty of, is injustice.
“They also remember how he was abducted from Kenya and brought back to Nigeria by agents of the Federal Government of Nigeria. We call on you to use your executive powers and influence to solve this growing problem before it grows out of control. You are a clever and wise politician. No doubt about that.
“But you must also be a clever and wise President. Continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not wise or clever. A true democratic leader listens to his people. The people want Nnamdi Kanu to be freed. He deserves justice. We believe it is not illegal for a people to agitate for their rights. Nigeria belongs to all of us.”
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