Biafra: Ohaneze begs for Kanu

Freedom may soon come the way of the detained Director of Radio Biafra and founder of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, as Igbo social cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, disclosed that its efforts to have him released from detention is yielding fruits.

According to the group, it has commenced talks with the presidency and will soon commence discussions with notable traditional rulers in the country for the same purpose.

The National President of the youth wing of the body, Mazi Okechukwu Iziguzoro, while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Friday, said the prsidency officials the group has interacted with assured them that something positive will come out of it soon. He also added that the objective of their efforts was to find a political solution and secure Kanu’s release.

Speaking further, Mazi Iziguzoro, explained that notable traditional rulers, like the Sultan of Sokoto, Ooni of Ife, Emir of Kano and the monarch of the Bornu Kingdom, had been consulted on the issue.

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“For the past two months now, we have started to mediate with the Federal Government and other stakeholders in this country, with regards to what is happening to our zone. Ohaneze Ndigbo have also meet with the family of Nnamdi Kanu, his younger brother, Emma, his sisters and other members of the family and, we know their mindset.

“We are now convincing Kanu personally on the need to soften the stand of his movement. Before now, we had no access to him, but we can now have access to him through the Directorate of State Service and explain issues he needed to understand.

“If you are talking about Biafra, it is not only about one person. It is about the entire Igbo nation who have multi trillion dollars investment across the country. So everything has to be taken into consideration.

“The talks are still on and we met high profile personalities in government who would not want their names mentioned in the media without clearance. Two weeks ago, we were with the Sultan of Sokoto on the same issue. From there to the Shehu of Bornu, and then the Ooni of Ife.

“We as youth leaders of Ndigbo will be shirking in our responsibility and duty if we fail to state our position, opinion and suggestion on the way forward to this burning issue.

“In the first place we believe in a United Nigeria anchored on justice, equity and fairness. We believe that all problems and issues in Nigeria can be solved through dialogue and roundtable discussion.”

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