The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), over rising insecurity.
IPOB, in a press statement issued yesterday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, said its attention had been drawn to the sudden closure of all the government public schools operating in Abuja because of the threats from terrorists to take over Abuja and entire Nigeria.
“IPOB, therefore, demands the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from the DSS dungeon in Abuja by the Federal Government and her compromised DSS.
“We are reminding Nigeria and her security agencies that the world through the UN rights group has mandated for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu and the appropriate compensation paid to him without delay because he committed no crime against Nigeria and her sovereignty.
“We, therefore, demand that the Nigerian government must release the leader of IPOB now because he committed no crime as enunciated by the UN Rights group.
“As Nigeria is closing schools, businesses, and other activities because of terrorists’ threat to attack Abuja, it clearly shows that Abuja is no longer safe for people to live. Hence our unequivocal demand for his unconditional release before anything happens to him. We demand a prompt and complete implementation of the UN directives on this matter”, the group said.
