Aloy Ejimakor, particular recommend to Nnamdi Kanu, chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), has steered President Bola Tinubu and the presidential applicants of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to make the discharge of detained Igbo youths a concern forward of the 2027 common elections.
Ejimakor, in a remark posted on X on Friday, referred to as at the political leaders to verify the discharge of Igbo political detainees prior to in quest of electoral beef up from the Southeast.
He argued that Igbo youths detained throughout Nigeria for allegedly agitating for Biafra or supporting self-determination will have to now not be imprisoned for peacefully expressing their political affairs.
In step with him, it will be immoral and politically indefensible for any govt to solicit votes from the Igbo other people whilst contributors of the group stay in detention.
“I hereby strongly urge President Bola Tinubu to unconditionally free up the hundreds of IGBO youths lately held in detention throughout Nigeria merely for agitating for Biafra or supporting the correct to self-determination,” Ejimakor mentioned.
He added that self-determination used to be a sound aspiration recognised beneath global legislation and will have to now not be handled as against the law.
Ejimakor also known as on Obi and Atiku to observe the instance of activist Omoyele Sowore by way of making the discharge of detained youths and justice for Biafra agitators key marketing campaign problems.
“President Tinubu should be faced publicly and time and again in this topic. Many have languished for years with out trial, together with the ones held at infamous amenities comparable to Wawa Barracks,” he mentioned.
The attorney additional steered Southeast leaders supporting the Tinubu management to make the instant and unconditional free up of the detainees a non-negotiable situation for his or her endured beef up.
“Political loyalty should now not come on the expense of the liberty of our younger other people. Sufficient is sufficient. Free up them now,” he added.