A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has urged the Federal Government not to bow to pressure to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Igbokwe, a long-time critic of the IPOB leader, made his position known in a series of posts on his Facebook page on Thursday. He insisted that Kanu, whom he described as a “terrorist,” allegedly misled his followers into killing thousands of Igbo people through his utterances and directives, and therefore does not deserve any pardon or soft landing.
In one of the posts, the former Senior Special Assistant on Drainage to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, declared that anyone who could allegedly instigate violence against his own people should face the full weight of the law.
“A man who led 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 wrote.
On Nnamdi Kanu’s Health Status Responding to claims by Kanu’s legal team that the IPOB leader is gravely ill and should be released on health grounds, Igbokwe dismissed the argument, insisting that Kanu is in good health
