The lawmaker representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko says the release of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will guarantee peace to the Southeast.

He made this known in an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television monitored while stressing that peace will continue to be a scarce commodity in the south east till the perceived marginalisation is quelled.

According to him, the Southeast has witnessed persistent unrest in recent years, following agitations by the separatist group, which has been calling for the creation of an independent state of Biafra.

He maintained that the creation of Anioma State and the release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, will almost certainly bring lasting peace to the Southeast.

“The problem in the Southeast has to do with the perceived injustice by successive governments.

“So, what needs to be done, and it’s one of the reasons I am here today, is the creation of a new state to make up the number to six, and then the release of Nnamdi Kanu.

“By the time you do these two things, I am almost certain that peace will return to the Southeast,” he said.