Ohanaeze claims that Kanu’s release will reduce tension in the South East.

The primary Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, would put an end to the unrest in the country’s South-East.

This occurs only a few days after the dismissal of a fundamental rights enforcement lawsuit brought by Kanu regarding alleged unjust detention practices by DSS employees.

Remember that Simon Ekpa’s IPOB organization has been posing a threat to the area for more than two years while Kanu has been held in captivity.

The instructions came from Lahti in Finland, where Ekpa is based and just stated that there will be a two-week sit-at-home period in the South East.

Speaking about the issue, Ohanaeze spokesperson Alex Ogbonnia claimed that Kanu’s ongoing arrest led to the unrest in the area and that the current state of affairs is a manifestation of the social injustice experienced in the area.

He said, “We have been consistent on the release of Nnamdi Kanu. We believe that the problem of what happened to Nnamdi Kanu has contributed to the agitation. What is happening in the South-East now is the manifestation of the social injustices meted on the South-East.

“Nnamdi Kanu issue will require a diplomatic political solution and not matter of charging him to court, leaving him in prison or being incarcerated; rather such will lead to more clamouring and affects the situation.

When asked if the tension in the South-East would come to an end if Kanu is released, he said “If he (Kanu) is released, at least the likes of Simon Ekpa would not have anything else to say again. No person can use Nnamdi Kanu as an excuse to cause mayhem in the country.”