ABA- Worried by the continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous
People of Biafra, IPOB, and Director Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, the
Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra,
MASSOB, has accused the federal government of playing politics with the
detained activist.
National Director of Information, MASSOB, Chief Sunny Okereafor,
lamented that Kanu’s detention has assumed a political dimension where
the federal government appears determined to jail him at all cost.
According to him, “How can the federal government continue detaining
Nnamdi Kanu when he has been granted bail? What is the difference
between the first bail granted him and now the one denied him last week
by Justice Tsoho? It is all about politics. There is no doubt that the
federal government is playing politics with his detention. But MASSOB
wants to let them know that they are playing with fire.
“How can Nigeria claim to be practicing democracy in this prevailing
situation where a court of competent jurisdiction will grant bail only
for the federal government to disagree? Since they don’t have evidence
to prosecute him, they should set him free. Is it because he is of Igbo
stock?
“During the trails, did you not see the discriminatory treatment
being given to suspects where people like Olisa Metuh and Nnamdi Kanu
were handcuffed while Sambo Dasuka, Jafaru Isa and even the terror
suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, were allowed to walk freely? In Biafra, people’s
rights will be respected. Nobody will be detained unnecessarily. There
will be total obedience to court orders.”
Okereafor contended that the continued detention of Kanu has created
problems for Nigeria and warned that the federal government is playing
with fire.
“The detention of Nnamdi Kanu has been creating more problems. You
can see that all cities and territories of Biafra; Asaba, Ijaw land,
Ogoja, Aba, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Ikwerre, Ogoni and others are calling
for his release. They should release him. It is just one of the many
instances that Ndigbo have been reduced to second class citizens and not
wanted in Nigeria.”
On allegation that MASSOB founder, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike is envious
of the IPOB leader, Okereafor said: “Chief Ralph Uwazurike is a father.
He brought up Nnamdi Kanu and other pro Biafra activist including
expelled members like Uchenna Madu. So, how can Uwazuruike now turn
around to fight his children? He cannot stoop so low?”
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