Nigerian govt using Nnamdi Kanu as pawn against Igbo – Methodist Archbishop, Onuagha

The Methodist Archbishop of Okigwe Archdiocese, Most Rev. Biereonwu Livinus Onuagha, has said the Federal Government is using the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, as a pawn against Igbo people.

Onuagha made this statement in the Archbishop’s address he presented to the 43rd Annual Diocesan Synod of the Methodist Church of Okigwe for 2024, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Okigwe, Imo State.

According to him, the Nigerian government plans to use the continued detention of Kanu to make Ndigbo react aggressively like a mother hen protecting her chicks so they will swoop on the people who are regarded as targets of the ruling party.

He regretted that the Executive and Judiciary arms of the government connived to continue to detain Kanu to provoke Ndigbo.

He, therefore, urged Ndigbo to continue to be law-abiding and show the maturity they are known for on matters that threaten their existence, saying peace conquers all trials.

According to Onuagha who recently had a successful eye surgery, “I have returned to discuss the ongoing incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which is yet another example of the executive arm of government interference with the Judiciary in Nigeria.

“Despite being absolved by the Judiciary of his charges, Nnamdi Kanu remains imprisoned due to the flagrant disobedience of the executive. The Judiciary has been effectively silenced on this matter as subsequent attempts to adjudicate over what has already been decided are met with resistance from those in power.”