Nnamdi Kanu Is A Terrorist; Do Not Release Him, Joe Igbokwe tells Nigerian Govt
Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and staunch critic of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has publicly urged the Nigerian government not to “bow to mounting pressure and release” the detained separatist leader.
In a series of posts on his Facebook page on Thursday, the former Senior Special Assistant on Drainage to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, insisted that Kanu is a “terrorist who hoodwinked his followers to kill thousands of Igbo people through his utterances and orders.”
Igbokwe argued that the IPOB leader “does not deserves any pardon or soft landing.”
In one post, Igbokwe stated that a man who could instigate the killing of his own people should be made to face the full weight of the law, adding:
“A man who lead Igbo young men and women to kill our people in 10 years, burnt our homes, stole our wives, closed our markets and businesses, etc, does not deserve pity or pardon.”
Igbokwe also weighed in on the controversy surrounding Kanu’s health, which his lawyers are using as an argument for his release, stating that the IPOB leader is not sick.
He claimed that Kanu’s lawyers are simply using the illness angle “as a ruse to have him freed.”
Igbokwe wrote:“Let me drop this here this morning for all Igbo in Nigeria and diaspora to know. Nnamdi Kanu is 110% ok. Let us not deceive ourselves. Let us speak the truth for once and shame the devil. Nnamdi killed our people in thousands and businesses. They are saying he is sick. He is not sick at all. All these claims about his health is a lie from the pit of hail.”
Addressing the upcoming #FreeNnamdiKanu protest organized by activist Omoyele Sowore for October 20th, Igbokwe urged the former presidential candidate to shelve the idea.
He warned that the protest would “amount to spitting on the graves of thousands of Igbos killed on Kanu’s instructions.”
“I want the world to hear my voice. Those who know Sowore very well should tell him not to march and spit on the grave of thousands Igbo who were killed on Nnamdi Kanu’s instructions from 2015 to 2025. The colossal damage in Lagos is still there.”
“Kanu deserves no pity, only the fair treatment our constitution guarantees, so he can face justice for every crime he’s accused of. The rule of law must never be selective. He incited violence against Nigeria and Nigerians, and he must answer for it,” he concluded..
