As the Nigerian government prepares to re-arraign the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday, the group has once again, called on the government to release him unconditionally to avoid what it calls dire consequences.
In a statement issued on Monday night by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group described
Kanu’s detention as a political and ethnic persecution aimed at weakening the resolve of the Igbo people to press for their self determination.
The group insisted that the Nigerian government lacks prosecutory powers against Kanu going by the subsisting judgement of the Appeal Court which had dismissed all charges against him and ordered his release on bail, which it says is in violation of the International laws for kidnapping and rendition of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.
“The Noble family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by the great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Okwu Kanu, hereby brings the attention of the public that the Nigeria Government will continue the kangaroo persecution of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in another court sitting on 24th September 2024,” the statement begins.
“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, 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 renditioning from Kenya to Nigeria. But for the fear of the threat from the 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 Charter.
“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 evidences 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 has requested that Justice Binta Nyako recuse herself from the case of the husband because she is biased. IPOB has made a similar call in the past.
“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 looting or a terrorist case and his liberty should not be shortchanged for another.”
IPOB also had a word of caution for politicians of Igbo extraction whom it said are working against Kanu’s release.
“We know you all. Do not invite a crisis that will destroy you and your entire generation. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not your problem but Nigeria is your problem. Do not think your activities are in secret because IPOB has eyes and ears everywhere.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a trigger that can make or mar Nigeria and must be handled with care. We demand for his unconditional release because self determination is not a crime. IPOB has chosen a peaceful approach in our quest for Biafra self determination struggle but that doesn’t mean that IPOB can’t bite deeply if provoked beyond measure.
“The Nigeria government and its allies are trying to push for unimaginable crisis that will consume Nigeria. IPOB will stop at nothing from making that happen should anything happen to our leader.
“We call on the Nigerian Government to stop all ethnic persecutions, obey your court judgement and release our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”
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