The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the foremost Igbo socio-cultural organization, has once again urged the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, marking four years since his arrest.
In a statement released over the weekend in Enugu, Ezechi Chukwu, the group’s National Publicity Secretary, made a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu, asking him to exercise his constitutional authority and diplomatic influence to free Kanu.
According to the statement, the continued incarceration of the IPOB leader raises serious concerns about the credibility and moral standing of Nigeria’s justice system.
“The question of Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention poses a moral burden on the corporate integrity of the Nigerian judicial system,” the statement read.
Ohanaeze emphasized that the circumstances of Kanu’s extradition from Kenya, widely considered illegal, further undermine the legitimacy of his trial.
“Since his process of extradition from Kenya is unlawful and the basis for his arraignment questionable, one wonders the rational for detaining Kanu for four years without justice,” Chukwu stated.
The organization also reminded the public and the authorities that June 2025 marks exactly four years since Kanu’s arrest in Kenya and his subsequent transfer to Nigeria, a case that has drawn both domestic and international attention.
Calling on the president to act in the spirit of national reconciliation, Ohanaeze appealed for a resolution rooted in equity, fairness, and inclusive justice.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo at this juncture therefore urges President Tinubu to deploy his constitutional powers and diplomatic instruments to release him, in the spirit of equity, fairness and inclusive justice,” the group said.
