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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has renewed its call for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as he clocks four years in detention. The group said Kanu’s continued incarceration reflects poorly on Nigeria’s commitment to the rule of law and justice.

In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, Ohanaeze Ndigbo lamented that June 27, 2025, marks four years since Kanu’s “unlawful arrest and detention in Kenya, prior to his extradition to Nigeria.”

According to the group, “the question of Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention poses a moral burden on the corporate integrity of the Nigerian judicial system.”

Ohanaeze noted that Kanu’s case raises fundamental concerns about Nigeria’s governance, respect for the rule of law, and protection of human rights.

“Since the Judiciary is a principal arm of the government, Kanu’s custody by extension therefore gives rise to the interrogation of the strange mannerism of the Nigerian government’s adherence to the tenets of rule of law, compliance with the prevalence of fundamental human rights, conformity to normative regulations and subscription to body of statutes, irrespective of social stratum, religion, ethnicity and other avoidable mundane prejudices and institutional biases,” the statement read.

The group further warned that “the world is watching the extent the Nigerian authorities wish to procrastinate the imperative of releasing Nnamdi Kanu.”

Ohanaeze Ndigbo pointed out that since Kanu’s extradition from Kenya was unlawful and the basis for his arraignment questionable, there is no justification for his continued detention.

“Since his process of extradition from Kenya is unlawful and the basis for his arraignment questionable, one wonders the rational for detaining Nnamdi Kanu for four years without justice. Ohanaeze Ndigbo at this juncture therefore urges President Tinubu to deploy his constitutional powers and diplomatic instruments to release him, in the spirit of equity, fairness and inclusive justice,” the group stated.

The organisation reaffirmed its stance that Kanu’s prolonged detention undermines Nigeria’s image and called on the federal government to act without further delay.

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