The South East Council of traditional rulers and representatives of Igbo archbishops and bishops on peace and conflict resolution has demanded the “immediate release” of Nnamdi Kanu.
The council’s decision on Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday.
According to the council, the decision is in line with the recent verdict of the appeal court concerning the IPOB leader.
“We welcome this judgement and assert that the wisdom of the Appellate Court presents a timely and an unprecedented opportunity to overcome the challenge of trust that has obstructed the path to peace; and opens the window to winning the hearts and minds of the people,” the statement reads.
“We therefore unequivocally support the call for the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in line with the unanimous judgement of the Court that his extradition and subsequent trial was illegal, and the lower court had no jurisdiction to hear the case.”
However, Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Tuesday, advised the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami, (SAN), to stop his chase of shadow of Igbo politicians and governors and focus on the substance of the judgement of an Appeal court in Abuja, that ordered for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
They also took swipe on Malami for his statement that Igbo Governors and politicians will decide whether its leader, Nnamdi Kanu will be released unconditionally.
The group described the statement as unintelligent, disgraceful and clownish, coming from the chief law officer of Nigeria and a SAN who should know better.
It said that such illogical statements from the Nigerian government and its officials is one among many justifications for calling Nigeria the ‘Zoological Republic of Nigeria.
The statement partly read, “Such illogical statements from the Nigerian government and its officials is one among many justifications for calling Nigeria the ZOOLOGICAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
“IPOB believes that these Igbo Governors and polititcians that Malami want to turn into a reviewing panel of the judgement of a competent court of Jurisdiction, the Court of Appeal know the game and evil intention of the AGF and will certainly not fall for his Greek poison* parkaged in the deceptive form of making them relevant.
“IPOB can confidently posit that these governors and politicians are more intelligent than the Fulani quota system Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation. This fulani terrorists sponsoring Government think that their divide and conquer tactics will work for them this time around in their attempt to try and shift the responsibility of the continued illegal incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra on the governors and politicians of South East extraction.
“Their agenda to create confusion and more problems in Igboland won’t work. We will not allow them to do this again to our people.
IPOB wants to ask Malami when did Igbo Governors and polititcians become a Court of superior mandate in Nigeria to decide if Mazi Nnamdi Kanu our Leader will be released unconditionally or not after the Appeal Court the second highest Court of competent jurisdiction has made a well reasoned rulling already.”
“It seems Malami does not have the buckle to approach the Supreme Court, hence the desire to supplant and foreclose that channel with trying to implicate governors and politicians of South East origin. Igbo Governors and polititcians should understand this gimmick before going to any meeting that the Caliphate Government will call them to.”
While insisting that Kanu was discharged and acquitted by the Appeal Court, not by Igbo governors and politicians. IPOB dared the Igbo Governors and Politicians who may choose to be a willing and useful tool to the Caliphate.
It added, “Malami and APC Government must release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally as declared by the Appeal Court and recommended by the UN Human Rights Working Group without delay because he committed no crime known to either Local or International law.
“Malami have been releasing terrorists from prison without taking them to court but have decided to play a demy god by this attempt to disregard and disobey the judgement of the Court of Appeal, as it has ignored the opinion of the UN Human Rights Working Group.
“If an Attorney General of a Nation who is supposed to uphold the Justice system in a constitutional democracy is the one destroying the rule of Law, then Nigerians are in a big political mess with this kind of government official saddled with immense responsibility of governance and upholding the law.
“Malami, your flagrant disobedience to the Appeals Court and UN Human Rights Working Group rulings and opinions respectively on the issue of the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will secure you a room in ICC jail in the future. If you think Mazi Nnamdi 1Kanu or IPOB will surrender or retreat, you’re just dreaming.
“If you’re not careful, the BIAFRA project and Mazi Nnamdi KANU will consume you and your collaborators because we have the backing of the Almighty Chukwu Okike Abiama. “7
