Kenneth Okonkwo, Nollywood actor and a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), has called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying that Kanu’s actions are no different from people of other regions.
Okonkwo argues that ethnic bias is the reason Kanu remains in jail and believes the government should release him, whether conditionally or unconditionally.
He added that people from other regions have done similar things and have not faced the same treatment. Keeping him in jail is a clear sign of ethnic bias.
“Nnamdi Kanu has not done anything that other people in other zones have not done. We know about Sunday Igboho of the Yoruba Nation Agitator. We know of Boko Haram, which said they want a different nation where Western education is an abomination.
“These people have been released. Not just that they have been released, but in the case of Boko Haram, they have been reassimilated into society and given jobs, even in the military. Why is Nnamdi Kanu’s case different?” Okonkwo questioned.
READ ALSO: End EFCC Brutality Protest: Commission Warns Promoters of Planned Demonstration
“There is an ethnic and some unnecessary bias that is keeping that man in jail. The government should be wise enough to release this man. You can use Julia Asanga’s option if you don’t want to say that you are losing face. You can release him conditionally or unconditionally. As a lawyer, I have watched the legal issues very clearly. Even the high to supreme court have granted him bail and some tiers of the court have squashed charges.”
“You can see that the government has lots of opportunities to release him and bring peace to the South-east. He is now more like a political prisoner. The longer Nnamdi stays in prison, the taller he becomes and the shorter the government becomes. They should release him like other people.”
Follow the Parallel Facts channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCQSAoHgZWiDjR3Kn2E
