'Is it not deliberate?' - Kanu’s family attacks South-East leaders for abandoning IPOB leader

The family of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called out political leaders in the South-East for failing to secure the release of their son.

This comes after he was denied bail by Justice Binta Nyako in a hearing on Tuesday, March 19. The embattled IPOB leader has been in the custody of the DSS since his arrest and extradition from Kenya on June 29, 2021.

Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of Kanu in a statement to the press quizzed why leaders in the region are yet to meet with President Tinubu to address the situation with the IPOB leader, a year after his assumption to office.

He also claimed some politicians are benefitting from the continuous incarceration of Kanu.

The statement partly read, “How be it that nobody among Igbo political leaders has reached Tinubu to discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release almost a year after he came to power?

“Is it not deliberate? Have they not been gaining access to the President concerning other issues? It’s a shame that Kanu is being punished for asking for the freedom of Ndigbo, and the leaders have abandoned him to die in DSS custody,” he said.

“Why can’t they go for his release if they truly love the South East? Something is wrong somewhere. They are benefiting from his continued detention, and that’s why they are not making any serious moves to engage Mr President. Don’t forget that some people sponsored his abduction and extraordinary rendition.

“Why should he be abandoned for asking for the freedom of Biafra? He didn’t take up arms against the government, but he was tagged a terrorist. Yet the same government is busy releasing terrorists from detention.”