{"id":122006,"date":"2024-06-22T11:43:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T10:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/biafra-agitation-a-spirit-beyond-nnamdi-kanu-ekpa-lawyer-idam"},"modified":"2024-06-22T13:51:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T12:51:26","slug":"biafra-agitation-a-spirit-beyond-nnamdi-kanu-ekpa-lawyer-idam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/biafra-agitation-a-spirit-beyond-nnamdi-kanu-ekpa-lawyer-idam","title":{"rendered":"Biafra agitation a spirit, beyond Nnamdi Kanu, Ekpa \u2013 Lawyer, Idam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An activist lawyer, Madubuachi Idam, on Saturday, said the agitation for Biafra is beyond Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and self-acclaimed Biafra Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa.<\/p>\n<p>Idam said the agitation for the sovereign state of Biafra is a spirit that resonates in every Igbo man.<\/p>\n<p>Idam said a lot of people in the Southeast might not be comfortable with Kanu and Ekpa\u2019s style of agitation.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu has been locked up by the Department of State Services, DSS, since June 2021 when he was arrested in Kenya and repatriated to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>While in detention, insecurity in the South-east has escalated with gunmen on the prowl.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the agitation, Idam said: \u201cThe agitation for Biafra has always been beyond Kanu and Simon Ekpa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agitation for the emancipation of Biafra has always been a spirit in every Igbo man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does not resonate within Kanu and Ekpa alone, it\u2019s a spirit that lives in every Igbo man. The example of this is that since they had Kanu in detention, has the agitation stopped? The answer is no.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you that not every Biafran is comfortable with the style of these two persons. So many people might have reservations for their styles, though we believe that the emancipation of the Biafran people is necessary through a peaceful approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agitation for the emancipation of Biafra is bigger than any individual, Nigerian government might not be comfortable with Kanu\u2019s style but he does not deserve the continued detention because it has not served any security purpose to the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only his release that will be beneficial to the government because he has demonstrated that he\u2019s not comfortable with the killings, he has written letters and done a video to preach peace at every opportunity he has since his trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agitation has always been beyond these two and I must tell you the agitation can\u2019t die with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Abuja-based constitutional lawyer charged the Nigerian government to ensure an inclusive government.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Biafra agitation was due to marginalization of the Southeast.<\/p>\n<p>Idam said: \u201cThe Nigerian state must ensure an inclusive government because some of us agitation are clamouring for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Igbos are saying that they are marginalized. So, why will the state not look at their yearning, knowing that if it include these set of people the agitation will stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must encourage the Nigerian state to toe the line of negotiation and stop heating the polity through the continued detention of Kanu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt must toe the line of mediation and negotiation to resolve this unwarranted trial of Kanu,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. An activist lawyer, Madubuachi Idam, on Saturday, said the agitation for Biafra is beyond Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and self-acclaimed Biafra Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa. Idam said the agitation for the sovereign state of Biafra is a spirit that resonates in every Igbo man. 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