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| Igbo World Assemblyand World Igbo Congress condemn Nnamdi Kanu's arrest as DSS secretly arraigned IPOB Nnamdi Kalu |
The President of the Diaspora Igbo group in a telephone interview with Vanguard, yesterday, said that every Nigerian has freedom of speech, adding that the Nigerian government should tell the whole world the offence Kanu had committed.
Similarly, the World Igbo Congress, WIC, has condemned the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, saying that the Federal Government should explain the reasons for his arrest .
The Public Relations Officer of WIC, Jimmy Asiegbu told Vanguard, yesterday, in a telephone interview that the reasons for the arrest should be made clear.
“While we are yet to know the reasons for his arrest, we pray that it does not have anything to do with his exercising his constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression and association. We call on the Federal Government to explain the reasons for his arrest and allow due process to take its course,” Asiegbu noted.
In Imo State, while some citizens were of the opinion that the pirate radio station was over-reaching its bounds, others commended Kanu for unearthing a number of things that were largely unknown to the public.
Speaking to Vanguard, yesterday, on the issue, Mr. Okorie Kalu, described Mr. Nnamdi Kanu as “a freedom fighter.”
In his considered opinion, “the arrest of the freedom fighter by operatives of the DSS, would rather strengthen the resolve of Ndigbo to continue angling for the Republic of Biafra.”
He advised the Federal Government against tampering with Kanu’s cherished freedom, adding that it was best for the government to avoid doing anything that would heat up the polity.
While denying that he had blood relationship with the embattled citizen, Mr. Kalu also said that “nobody can destroy the Biafran spirit.”
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