The Indigenous Other folks of Biafra (IPOB) has introduced a political boycott of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), bringing up delays within the listening to of an attraction filed by way of its detained chief, Nnamdi Kanu, in opposition to his conviction.
The gang stated its contributors would shun APC rallies and reject the celebration’s symbols till the attraction used to be scheduled for listening to.
In a commentary issued by way of its Media and Exposure Secretary, Emma Tough, IPOB stated Kanu’s attraction in opposition to the judgment delivered on November 20, 2025, had but to be indexed for listening to.
The gang additionally alleged that the Federal Executive had no longer filed its reaction to the attraction, which it stated raised constitutional questions on Kanu’s conviction underneath a regulation it claimed have been repealed.
IPOB known as at the related government to make sure that the attraction used to be heard with out additional extend, insisting that the courts will have to resolve the prison problems surrounding the conviction.
The gang additionally raised considerations over what it described because the disappearance of a courtroom report in relation to Kanu’s alleged 14-month detention with out trial.
Consistent with IPOB, the detention adopted his discharge by way of the Courtroom of Attraction on October 13, 2022. It known as for the recovery of the lacking report, accusing the government of annoying efforts to protected justice within the subject.
The gang additional alleged that the Federal Executive carried out other requirements in its safety operations around the nation.
It claimed that army operations, arrests and detentions within the South-East had been harsher than the federal government’s dealing with of armed teams in different areas.
IPOB additionally criticised former Ebonyi State governor and Minister of Works, David Umahi, over his function within the 2017 choice by way of South-East governors to proscribe the gang.
It alleged that the verdict lead the way for next safety operations and crackdowns within the area.
The gang cautioned South-East politicians running with the APC in opposition to prioritising political pursuits over the welfare of the Igbo other folks.
Alternatively, IPOB advised its supporters to look at the boycott peacefully, caution them in opposition to threatening or harassing people as a result of their political affiliations.
The gang reiterated its call for for Kanu’s instant and unconditional unlock, the scheduling of his attraction for listening to and the recovery of the allegedly lacking courtroom report.
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