Ohanaeze Ndigbo Former Secretary-General Asks Tinubu To Release Nnamdi Kanu, Focus Security Assets On North To Fight Bandits
He urged the president to use the security resources being expended on the South-East region to fight bandits and terrorists in the North.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide former Secretary-General, Dimm Uchechukwu Nnam Okwukwu, has asked President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to restore peace in the South-East region.
He urged the president to use the security resources being expended on the South-East region to fight bandits and terrorists in the North.
Okwukwu in an open letter dated November 25, 2025, which he personally signed, said that he had noticed one constant factor that would help Tinubu in no small measure in ensuring the success of his government and a historic tenure.
He said, “That one factor is the matter of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whose continued detention is undoubtedly convulsing the Southeast, in particular and the Nigerian polity, in general.
“Mr. President, I am aware that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s matter is still pending trial in court. But the question is this: Is trial the only way forward in resolving his matter? With due respect, I do not think so.”
Okwukwu stressed that Kanu’s matter was beyond the province of the courts because it was more of a political issue than a legal issue for the judiciary.
He said, “As such, it lies within the executive prerogatives of the office of the President to exercise sound presidential discretion in bringing immediate closure to the matter, once and for all.
“Your Excellency, the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu bears more advantages than disadvantages, some of which are: peace and tranquility will return to Southeast and the law enforcement resources of the nation currently deployed to Southeast will be freed and redeployed to fight more serious crimes like banditry and terrorism in Northern Nigeria.
“For above reasons, I strongly and respectfully urge Your Excellency to, without further ado, direct that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu be released unconditionally or under some other arrangements Your Excellency may deem proper and fit in the circumstances of the matter.”
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