Apex lgbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has faulted the recent comments of the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, saying the leader of Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu does not deserve freedom.
Ohanaeze said if former president Muhammadu could release Boko Haram Terrorists, why will the present administration led by Bola Tinubu not do the same by releasing Nnamdi Kanu.
A statement issued on Friday, by a factional Deputy President-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro described the comment as a calculated ploy and part of a sinister Northern agenda, aimed expressly at destabilizing the fragile harmony that continues to characterize our multicultural society.
The statement said the CNG’s assertion that all Igbo leaders should be classified as terrorists because they are advocating for a political resolution regarding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, a man best described as a prisoner of conscience, is a grave mischaracterization that seeks to instigate division and unrest.
It read, “This campaign against prominent Igbo figures is conspicuously timed, coinciding with increased insecurity in the Southeast, largely a consequence of the unchecked violence perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen during the previous administration under Muhammadu Buhari.
“It is imperative to recall the historical context— under Buhari’s leadership, over 9,800 Boko Haram terrorists were released through purported rehabilitation programs; a controversial policy that only served to exacerbate the rampant insurgency plaguing the Northern region, catapulting terrorism incidents from two states to fifteen