The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has renewed its call for the immediate release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, accusing the judiciary of deliberately prolonging his trial.
In a statement on Tuesday, the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Chika Art-Adiele, condemned the handling of Kanu’s case by Justice Binta Nyako, alleging a disregard for the rule of law and a premeditated effort to suppress his fundamental rights.
“Our attention was yet again drawn over another charade at the instance of one Hon. Justice Binta Nyako, who to all intent and purposes is bent on subjugating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to perpetual trial without any form of justice,” the statement read.
Describing the trial as a violation of due process, the youths accused Justice Nyako of “playing a prepared script” and using “warped logic” to undermine Kanu’s legal rights.
“It is an absurdity that the rule of law is punctured in a most brazen manner by this dishonorable judge who obviously is playing a prepared script.
“As a people, we strongly feel that Justice Binta Nyako, by her actions and inactions, has deployed warped logic to obfuscate irrefutable facts that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a full-blooded citizen of Nigeria and his right is inalienable.”
Reiterating their demand for Kanu’s unconditional release, the group warned that continued persecution of the IPOB leader would fuel suspicions of a broader agenda against the Igbo people.
“We cannot fathom why she is deliberately persecuting Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, when the facts are before the law, thereby deploying subterfuge, self-hatred, and destructive tendencies just to feed her ego.”
“However, we are here to remind her that justice delayed is justice denied and so we demand that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is released without further delay and full compensation paid to him.
“Anything short of this will leave us in the belief that this is a collective trial of Ndigbo. Igbo youths are a peace-loving people and Justice Binta Nyako must not take our quest for the rule of law as a sign of weakness,” the statement concluded.
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