Ohanaeze seeks Kanu’s release, bans Ezeigbo title outside Igboland
For the umpteenth time, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment last year following this conviction by the court on allegations brought against him by the federal government. He is currently serving his sentence at a Sokoto Correctional Centre.
President General of the group, John Azuta -Mbata, stated that his continued incarceration was a source of pain to Ndigbo, stressing that “no Igboman is happy about the situation”.
Azuta-Mbata recalled that the release of Kanu was a collective demand by the organisation at its Enugu meeting last year.
Speaking during the Imeobi Ohanaeze/General meeting held at the secretariat of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu, Azuta-M...
