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As Nigeria marks its 64th independence anniversary, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant a political pardon to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
In an interview with journalists in Awka on Tuesday, the Vice-President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, made the appeal during a ceremony commemorating Nigeria’s independence.
Kanu has been held in the custody of the Department of State Services in Abuja since his extradition from Kenya in 2021.
Okeke-Ogene stressed that Kanu’s release would promote peace, facilitate the identification of perpetrators of violence in the South-East, and ultimately end the troubling sit-at-home orders prevalent in the region.
“Our major demand in this year’s Independence Day celebration is for the President to use the joy attached to the day to grant political pardon to one of our sons and the leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from DSS detention,” he stated.
“Ohanaeze believes in Nigeria’s democracy, and we strongly believe that the release of Nnamdi Kanu will restore total peace and unity for all Nigerians residing in Igbo land.”
He further urged South-East governors to enhance the region’s security architecture and improve the welfare of its people. Punch