IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu | File Image
By Okey Maduforo,
Awka
The immediate past Vice President of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene, has agonized the plight of of the people of South-East Nigeria after the judgment by Justice James Omotoso which jailed the leader of Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, recently.
He said the judgement was a manifestation that the Ndigbo in Nigeria had been jailed.
Ogene further lamented that it was a sad day for the Igbo in Nigeria, warning that Nigerians should be prepared for the consequences that would follow the life imprisonment handed down on Kanu.
His words: “This is a manifestation of the position of the Igbo in Nigeria and the level of hatred NIgerians have on them.
“The outcome of the judgment was expected and we are not surprised that it went this way; but NIgerians should be prepared to face the consequences of this judgement.”
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Ogene said that the international community is watching the country and studying the situation, stressing, “This is what we see in Nigeria and when they arrest Boko Haram terrorists they call them repentant terrorists the same with banditry.
“They called them repentant terrorists but in case of Nnamdi Kanu it is treason and tantamount to life imprisonment.”
Ogene dismissed the idea of challenging the judgement at the Appeal Court, noting that the all Igbo want is unconditional release of Kanu. “What do I expect from the Appeal Court or Supreme Court? It would still go the same way be it Appeal or Supreme Court. So it is a sad day for the Igbo,” he lamented.
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