The Indigenous People of Biafra has condemned the alleged release of 101 members of the Boko Haram terrorist group from the Ikoyi Custodial Centre by the Federal Government.
According to The PUNCH, the group said that the release of the terrorists came at a time when the federal government is currently holding its leader, Nnamdi Kanu and other members in different jails all over the country.
According to the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Wednesday said, “This Federal Government covertly sponsors and supports terrorists who have massacred a lot of people by the way they colluded with the terrorists to free their members from Kuje Prison a few months ago.
“The same government has unconditionally released the remaining terrorists from Ikoyi Prison.”
He added, “These Boko Haram terrorists detained in Ikoyi, Lagos were never taken to court since their detention in 2019 and we are aware that no court freed or granted them bail but they were released through presidential or cabals’ order.”
The continuing detention of Kanu and other IPOB members, according to Powerful, is more evidence that the Igbos are not required in Nigeria.
He urged the government to release Kanu and other prisoners unconditionally, just as it had done with Boko Haram terrorists.
“We are calling men and women of good conscience across the world to prevail on the Nigerian government and its compromised security to unconditionally release IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and other IPOB members because self-determination is a fundamental human right both internationally and locally,” the group added.
