On Monday, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) leadership demanded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu free Nnamdi Kanu, citing the rising level of insecurity in the southeast.
The national head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who are under prohibition, Kanu has spent years in jail by the DSS.
In a statement released to reporters in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, and signed by its National Youth Leader, Eze Onyebuchi Chukwu, the APGA leadership blamed Kanu’s ongoing incarceration for the region’s instability.
“We appeal to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his good office and effect the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” part of the statement says. For the benefit of the people of South Eastern Nigeria, if for no other reason.
According to those responsible, the terrible episodes that are still occurring in the South East are caused by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, their leader, being imprisoned indefinitely. This always implies that their horrible deeds in the country would come to a stop once their leader is free.
“Deviants have also taken over the actions of the IPOB, which was previously recognized as a nonviolent group. The agitation for Nnamdi Kanu’s release has been used by killers, kidnappers, assassins, and others to create instability in the South-East for their own personal benefit. He continued, “Some politicians have also hid behind the movement to kill their rivals.
“Young people are particularly impacted. The most recruits are them. They turned to narcotics in order to function, and they have been actively committing horrible deeds. In addition, the region’s economy has suffered grave harm, social life is all but nonexistent, and drug use and sales among young people have become the norm, the speaker said.
