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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, on Saturday, faulted comments by a former Militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, should not be released from DSS custody.<\/p>\n

The Igbo group said contrary to Dokubo\u2019s claim, Kanu\u2019s continued incarceration has caused unimaginable insecurity in the Southeast, insisting that the Biafra agitator be granted a presidential pardon.<\/p>\n

Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the faction\u2019s Secretary-General said Kanu\u2019s detention was destabilizing and crumbling the economy of the Southeast.<\/p>\n

During his visit to President Bola Tinubu, the former militant leader had said Kanu should not be released, claiming that releasing Kanu would be a reward for criminality and murder of innocent people.<\/p>\n

But Isiguzoro asked the President to release Kanu in the interest of national unity.<\/p>\n

Speaking with DAILY POST, Isiguzoro said: \u201cAsari Dokubo\u2019s grandfather is Igbo from a place called Abam in Arochukwu area of Abia State, so he\u2019s our grandson. We understand there was a little misunderstanding between him and our son, Nnamdi Kanu.<\/p>\n

\u201cDokubo is entitled to his opinion. In the past few years, there have been accusations between Asari and Kanu regarding the training of IPOB members, and it generated verbal tantrums.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis led to some Northern and other groups saying Kanu must be taught a lesson. This is where Ohanaeze steps in, and we have discussed this remark that releasing Kanu will amount to criminality.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want Asari to know that when the then Nigerian Government declared him wanted, it was an Ohanaeze man, Uche Okwukwu, that harboured him, and we know that he has assisted Kanu in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cIgbos demanding Kanu\u2019s release is not because they are against him facing the law, but his continued incarceration has destabilized and crumpled the economy of the Southeast; it has brought untold hardship, unimaginable insecurity to the region which has affected schools and some governors losing control of their states.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to tell Asari that its high time we unite the country, but a presidential pardon from Tinubu, who was never the architect of his incarceration, should be given to all prisoners of conscience, including the IPOB leader, Henry Okah, and others because Nigeria is divided along ethnic and religious lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of criminals will capitalize on Kanu\u2019s incarceration to cause havoc, which would make things too bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization, on Saturday, faulted comments by a former Militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, should not be released from DSS custody. 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