Ohanaeze speaks on Attraction Courtroom ruling liberating Nnamdi Kanu

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lauded Attraction Courtroom ruling, which ordered the discharge of Nnamdi Kanu, chief of the outlawed Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), from the custody of the State Safety Providers (SSS).

The Courtroom of Attraction, Abuja, Thursday, held that the IPOB chief was “extra-ordinarily” rendition to Nigeria and that the motion was a flagrant violation of the nation’s extradition treaty and in addition a breach of his elementary human rights.

The court docket, subsequently, struck out the terrorism fees filed in opposition to Mr Kanu by the Nigerian authorities and ordered his launch.

Reacting, in a press release on Thursday by its spokesperson, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo described the ruling as a “plus to the Nigerian democracy and an indication that brighter days lie forward.”

“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide led by Ambassador Professor George Obiozor, CON, has maintained that Nnamdi Kanu is a phenomenon that expresses the injustice, orchestrated alienation and inequity in opposition to the Igbo.

“Alternatively, all of the oppressed teams in Nigeria are symbolised in Nnamdi Kanu. Nnamdi Kanu subsequently, symbolises the Igbo collective-unconscious,” it mentioned.

The group mentioned the ruling sparked pleasure within the south-east as a result of the IPOB chief’s detention and trial “had induced large apprehensions” within the area, which resulted in “each Monday sit-at-home, its enforcements by the unknown gunmen, the roadblocks on the key roads in all components of Igbo land and in the end the monumental lack of items, particularly within the South-east of Nigeria.”

Ohanaeze hailed the Courtroom of Attraction justices for his or her braveness and uprightness in delivering “this landmark judgement” in favour of Mr Kanu, whom the group described as “a hero.”

“Our pleasure is aware of no bounds. It’s because the South-east of Nigeria was probably the most peaceable geopolitical zone within the nation. However, since April 2021 when the Owerri Correctional Centre was overwhelmed by unknown gunmen and over 1800 jail inmates discharged, the South-east has not recognized peace.

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“Right this moment, it’s Eureka! A wonderful day, a day of peace re-found; a day of peace profound; a day of rebirth and certainly a day that injects grassroots impetus and momentum to the Igbo renaissance. Above all, it’s a outstanding day that clears the coast for the irreversible contagious Nigerian motion for 2023,” Ohanaeze mentioned.

The federal government has, nevertheless, maintained that it could not launch Mr Kanu, regardless of the court docket ruling.

Nigeria’s Lawyer-Common and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in a press release, late Thursday, by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, argued that the Courtroom of Attraction solely discharged Mr Kanu, and didn’t acquit him.

Mr Malami mentioned the federal government is reviewing its authorized choices and will institute different fees in opposition to the IPOB chief.

The attorney-general mentioned that the choice of the Courtroom of Attraction “was on a single subject that borders on rendition.”