From Isaac Ojo Awka
The former Police Service Commission boss, Chief Simon Okeke (Ochendo Amichi) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Ochendo made the call during an interactive session with journalists at his Akartar Lodge in Amichi in Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State.
He said that there is actually no reason whatsoever by the federal government to continue to detain him.
He said, “To start with, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shouldn’t have been detained in the first place. He is not carrying arms, it was only an agitation, human rights expect that people will have freedom to agitate for any injustice that appears to them. There is no bullet in the mouth, no bullet in the mouth with which you do agitation.
“Did any bullet come from Nnamdi Kanu’s mouth. Buhari detained him saying that he is a terrorist, a terrorist without arms, while those who have arms carried on with their own freely, but somebody and someone who haven’t got any arms and was just talking was detained as a terrorist.
“I called the attention of government at the early period of his detention. I spent almost 2 hours with the then National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, to tell him that its was wrong to detain Kanu, because he did not have any arms.
“Detaining him made him an octopus. Why was he detained? I spent close to 2 hours with him in his office informing him of why he should not be detained, but they continued detaining him and making him what he is not, now I make it clear, I do not support Biafra, understand it clearly, am not one of those who support Biafra,
“I fought in Biafra war, I took part in Biafra war, I was in the Chairman of Directorate of Military Intelligence of Biafra in the 11th division of the Army Nnewi, where Brigader Patrick Amadi was commadeing, I was commanding Intelligence for 11th division, which covered the entire South East and Benin, that is Delta and Edo. It was my zone of intellegience, so you see I fought the war and I know what it takes , the causalities of the war, both human and resources are nothing to wish for again, but if you contiune to with the process of exclusion in goverance, you are encouraging agitation.
“I have advised those agitating for Biafra that it is not in our intrest that Ndigbo go for Biafra, Igbo are very vibrant, every part of the world you see them, not to talk about Nigeria, and you don’t limit them in an enclave called Biafra. I prefer a microcosm called Nigeria, than a microcosm called Biafra. So, I think wise counsel will prevail, politically, since the judicary have put final full stop to his release, the next is political. I think its adviseable that Tinubu will be better advised to play his part in getting Nnamdi Kanu released as soon as possible.
