Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, has called on the people of the Southeast to adopt dialogue and peaceful means in addressing the recent imprisonment of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Mrs. Ojukwu made the appeal during the 14th edition of the Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Day Celebration held at the Ojukwu Memorial Library in Owerri on Wednesday. She stressed that while the court of first instance had sentenced Kanu, citizens should remain calm and avoid any form of violence.
“Nnamdi Kanu is in prison. We should not get angry, and it is not right to use knives, guns, or fight among ourselves to resolve this issue,” she said.
The minister encouraged citizens to channel their concerns through peaceful and legal means, emphasizing the importance of engaging lawmakers, governors, and national leaders to explore ways to secure Kanu’s release. She specifically called for coordinated efforts to meet with President Bola Tinubu and other government authorities to address the matter amicably.
Mrs. Ojukwu also highlighted the significance of coming together as a community during the upcoming Christmas period to plan collective, non-violent actions to resolve the issue. She encouraged Southeast residents to use dialogue, diplomacy, and legal avenues to achieve positive outcomes.
The memorial day, instituted by Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, founder of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASOB), also included a tribute to the late BBC journalist Frederick Forsyth, whom Mrs. Ojukwu said devoted his career to documenting events during the 1967 to 1970 Biafra and Nigerian civil war. She called for a minute’s silence in his honor.
Mrs. Ojukwu’s message underscores the need for calm, unity, and lawful action among the Southeast community, urging them to avoid taking the law into their own hands while seeking the release of Nnamdi Kanu.
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