The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has demanded the immediate
release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying it was long over due. It could be re-called that Kanu, a major pro-Biafra activist
has been in detention after he was arraigned in court by the Federal Government.
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President of the OYC, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, who made the
demand for his release, in a statement he issued in Enugu on Monday, said such
step would help in calming frayed nerves across the South-East and the
South-South region. He declared that “the continuous detention of Nnamdi Kanu
is in no small measure contributing to the volatile security situation in the
Southern Nigeria.
“On so many occasions, several agitating groups have given
his detention as one of the many reasons behind their activities.
“In the light of the above, we urge the President Muhammadu
Buhari administration to give peace a chance by enabling at atmosphere of
dialogue. “Both the international conventions and the Nigerian
Constitution allow for self determination. However, we insist that such much be
done with due regard to the laws of the land.”
“We, therefore, urge the present government to
unconditionally free Kanu from detention.
“The government should take our assurances that we shall
make efforts that no one take up arms against the government. We say this
because the IPOB, to which Kanu is a member, has remained non-violent and
peaceful”, he added
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