The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has ramped up the pressure for the release of its leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, stating that it would seek redress at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court since the Nigeria judiciary has failed it in that regard.
In a statement Tuesday signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Mr. Emma Powerful, IPOB said the tactical withdrawal of trial Judge, Mr John Tsoho, was an indication that the Federal Government has a bad case and should do the honourable thing by releasing its leader and dropping the charges against him, Vanguard writes.
“We IPOB and Directorate of State, DOS, IPOB, have concluded plans to take the continued illegal detention of our leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, court to seek justice for him since the courts in Nigeria have decided not to give him justice, in order to please their masters who have written the scripts the courts are playing,” the statement read.
“We want to tell the world that the withdrawal of the trial Judge, Mr. John Tsoho from the case is another way of continuing his detention and not only to save his name from the embarrassment he has caused himself with his role in the case. We know that he is still working with the Federal Government and Department of State Services, DSS, to convict Mr. Kanu either by hook or by crook.”
Meanwhile, the traditional ruler of Yokoye kingdom in Ezeagu local government area, HRH Christopher Chukwuemeka, has urged the Biafran agitators to consider other diplomatic options before considering breaking away, in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
“I was in Nigerian army in 1960. I was a Nigerian before a Biafran. The Biafran issue should have been debated first. The mistakes of the past should not be repeated. Biafra came as a result of the hostility against the Igbo and southerners when people were being killed in the North,” he said.
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