Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the pan Igbo socio-cultural organization,
has cautioned against the continued detention of the leader of the Indigeneous
People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The highest Igbo socio-cultural organization envisaged that
another round of violence may engulf the southeast if leaders fail to take
drastic steps in addressing the situation.
In a statement by its President General, Engr Chidi Ibe,
sent on Thursday, Ohanaeze Ndigbo tasked the southeast governors
to explore the harmonious relationships between them and President Muhammadu
Buhari to secure a soft landing for Kanu for the sustainability of the peaceful
atmosphere that returned to the region.
The group urged the leaders to look beyond the immediate
situation, forgive Kanu for his excesses and secure his release from the hands
of the Federal Government.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo further stressed that the deteriorating
situation of things in the region and Nigeria at large, does not require blame
games but togetherness and cooperation to surmount.
According to the apex Igbo body, “They must forgive and
close ranks, this is not the time for blame, accusations and
counter-accusations.
“The previous Nnamdi Kanu’s rantings and insults heaped on
South East Governors and Igbo Elders were unbearable but the best way to
forgive him is to secure his release.
“As for Ohanaeze Ndigbo, we will continue to talk to his
teeming supporters to shun any protest and give the South East Governors and
other Igbo leaders the opportunity to negotiate his release with President
Buhari”.
In the same vein, Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical
Province have accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of selective
administration of justice.
The Bishops lamented that the development has seriously
affected Nigerians in all spheres of life and the country’s image in the
international community.
The bishops, from Ibadan Archdiocese, Ilorin, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti and Osogbo Dioceses, in a communiqué issued by Rev. Gabriel Abegurin, Chairman, and Rev. Akin Oyejola, Secretary, at the end of their meeting at the Domus Pacis Pastoral Institute, Igoba in Akure, lamented that the current wave of insecurity in the country is an indication that the Federal Government has woefully failed to punish the criminal elements killing Nigerians.
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