Members of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday protested against the continuous
detention of their leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in Aba, Abia State by Federal
Government after an Appeal court in Abuja acquitted him of all charges.
The Court of Appeal had
on October 13 ordered the IPOB leader’s release, having dismissed the remaining
six-count charges levelled against him by the federal government.
The federal government
had asked the Court of Appeal to stay the execution of the judgment discharging
Kanu, pending the resolution of an appeal it filed at the Supreme Court.
The protesters demanded
the immediate release of Kanu, describing his arrest and detention as
unacceptable.
The protesters carried
banners with the image of their leader printed on it, and demanded his
immediate and unconditional release.
They chanted songs of
grievances and displayed placards that bore various inscriptions such as
“Freedom for Biafra, free Nnamdi Kanu”, “We are not terrorists, we are freedom
fighters”, “We are tired of intimidation and harassment by the APC Nigerian
Government”, and “Biafra on the move” among others.
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