IPOB demands release of Nnamdi Kanu as ordered by court

By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha 

The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Monday , demanded for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, as ordered by court, stating that his continued detention is against Nigerian and International law.

The spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, made this known in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Onitsha, Anambra state.

The statement reads in part, “The continuous illegal Court trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is nothing but political and ethnic persecution and ethnic because the Appeal Court judgement that discharged him is still subsisting.

“The Nigerian Government lacks prosecutory powers against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu per the subsisting judgement of the Appeal Court. Moreso, the Nigerian Government is in violation of the International laws for kidnapping and rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria. Even the Supreme Court of Nigeria condemned his kidnap and rendition from Kenya to Nigeria. 

“But for fear of the threat from a lawless and rascal Executive government, the Supreme Court Judges were afraid to affirm the courageous judgement of the Appeal Court. However, their condemnation of the kidnapping and rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is enough evidence that the Nigerian Government is lawless and in violation of international laws. 

“Let it be known to the Nigerian Government and their judicial accomplices that so long as IPOB is concerned our leader is being illegally detained and persecuted for a peaceful Biafra self-determination struggle in line with the UN laws and African and People’s Right Chatter.

“IPOB worldwide is bringing to the attention of the public and the International Community that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not commit any crime known to law both locally and internationally. This position of the law has been affirmed by the Appeal Court of Nigeria  who dismissed all frivolous charges against him and ordered for his unconditional release and compensation.

” Hence, his continuous court arraignment is a political and ethnic persecution by the ethnic bigotry Government of Nigeria. Irrespective of all the National and Intercontinental Court judgements in his favour, the lawless Nigerian Government has refused to release him. Even when his health is deteriorating in the illegal solitary confinement of DSS, the Nigerian Government is adamant to release him as the Courts have said. 

“The Nigerian Government sponsored violent criminals in the South East so as to invent evidence to be used against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in the kangaroo persecution. IPOB will not allow their evil plot to happen.

“It is already in the media that the DOS, leadership and wife of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu have requested that Justice Binta Nyako rescue herself from the case of the husband because she is biased. IPOB has made a similar call in the past. We are using this opportunity to support our leader’s wife once again for the demand that Justice Binta Nyako should rescue herself from the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

” She is ethnically biased and more so she is under duress from the Federal Government to deliver a prepaid judgement against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in lieu of her husband’s corruption case at the EFCC. The husband of Justice Binta Nyako has an ongoing treasury looting case against him with the Nigerian Government through EFCC.

” She has been threatened to jail Mazi Kanu or the husband and son will be jailed by the Nigerian Government through EFCC. Therefore, we demand that she step down from the case. Our Leader is not a criminal or treasury looter or a terrorist and his liberty should not be short changed for another,” IPO stated.

IPOB however,  warned those Igbo politicians who are colluding with the Federal Government to frustrate the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to be careful and avoid  inviting a crisis