Renowned Igbo monarch and traditional ruler of Abiriba ancient kingdom, HRM Eze Kalu Kalu Ogbu (Anachoken Abiriba), along with Igbo youths, have expressed their support for the Southeast Governors’ decision to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
They described the current move by the Governors as well as members of the National Assembly of Igbo extraction to secure freedom for Kanu as commendable.
Enachoken who spoke with Sunday with newsmen in Umuahia, said Kanu’s release was long overdue.
He further explained that contrary to the narrative by the Federal Government, the IPOB Leader never jumped bail but only escaped for his dear life when” they came to kill him”.
The monarch, who hailed the current spirited efforts by Igbo leaders to engage the powers that be for Kanu’s unconditional release, urged the federal government not to dash the people’s hope.
He said, “His release is long overdue. Nobody had expected him to last till now. They had wanted to kill him before he ran away. They knew that the young man did not jump bail, that they came to kill him before he ran away.”
Igbo youths who spoke under the aegis of the Coalition of Southeast Youth Leaders, COSEYL, declared support for Southeast Governors on their resolve to engage President Tinubu to press for Kanu’s release.
According to COSEYL, Kanu’s release will foster national cohesion and help restore peace to the Southeast region.
The President General of COSEYL, Goodluck Ibem, said Kanu’s release would help restore the confidence of Ndigbo in the oneness of Nigeria.
He said:”The release of Kanu is critical for the security and peace in the region. This move will put criminal elements who have capitalize on his incarceration to perpetuate crime using IPOB as cover out of business.
He, therefore, urged the Governors and other Igbo leaders not to relent in their current quest to secure freedom for Kanu “until he is finally released”.
