Kanu’s continued detention against court orders, stain on Nigeria democracy — Igede nation
Igede tribe in Benue State has described the continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, against court orders, as ” a stain on Nigeria’s democracy”.
The tribe in a statement issued on Wednesday, appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to quickly comply with the court order and free Kanu.According to the statement jointly signed by Obo Mike Omenka and Agori Dennis Eka, Kanu’s release will quell the growing disenchantment in the South East and restore peace to the region.
They appealed to President Tinubu to give the Igbo tribe a sense of belonging by heeding to the numerous appeals for the release of Kanu.The statement further argued that agitation for self-determination is never a crime but a fundamental right of the agitators.“We, the Igede natives, write to profoundly appeal to your sense of justice and integrity, urging you to take swift action in effecting the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from unjust detention.“It is no longer news that, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB, has been unlawfully arrested and detained by the Nigerian government for advocating civil rights and the emancipation of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
“Having been charged to Court, faced the rigors of criminal trial, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was discharged and acquitted by Courts of competent jurisdictions, even the appellate Court. Nigeria Government under the previous administration in contemptuous and flagrant disregard to the rule of law and natural Justice yet continually kept Kanu in detention, causing civil unrest not only in the South East but across the entire country.
