Release Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo Youths In Detention, Ohanaeze Begs Buhari

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization in Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo also called on the Nigerian leader to use his prerogative of mercy on the IPOB leader and other Igbo youths in detention across the nation.

The President-General of the organisation, George Obiozor, made this known on Saturday in Owerri during an event organised in his honour by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State.

Obiozor advised the federal and state governments to engage “restive” Igbo youths in a dialogue to resolve the crisis in the South East peacefully.

“We highly recommend that the federal, as well as state governments, engage the restive Igbo youths in some form of dialogue towards the peaceful resolution of the present crisis,” the president-general said.

“In this context, we equally appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to exercise his prerogative of mercy for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and other Igbo youths in detention in various places.”

Obiozor asked IPOB to end its sit-at-home order and restore normalcy in the South East, adding that the actions of the group have severely impacted the region negatively.

He added: “We equally urge them to lift the sit-at-home order to restore normalcy in the South East.

“The brunt of sit at home order is borne by the millions of Ndigbo families, who depend on their daily income for survival. Sit-at-home is not a favour to Ndigbo but condemnation of these countless millions of daily income earners to untold hardship.”