- Blast Justice Binta Nyako
From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has once again called for the immediate release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, accusing the judiciary of deliberately subjecting him to an unending trial.
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chika Art-Adiele on Tuesday, the group expressed strong dissatisfaction with the handling of Kanu’s case by Justice Binta Nyako, describing it as a blatant disregard for the rule of law.
The group further accused the judge of acting on a pre-arranged script aimed at suppressing Kanu’s fundamental rights.
The statement reads: “Our attention was yet again drawn over another charade at the instance of one Hon. Justice Binta Nyako, who to all intent and purposes is bent on subjugating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to perpetual trial without any form of justice.
“It is an absurdity that the rule of law is punctured in a most brazen manner by this dishonorable judge who obviously is playing a prepared script.
“As a people, we strongly feel that Justice Binta Nyako, by her actions and inactions, has deployed warped logic to obfuscate irrefutable facts that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a full-blooded citizen of Nigeria and his right is inalienable.”
The youths while questioning the continued persecution of Kanu despite clear legal arguments in his favor, reiterated its demand for his unconditional release, warning that failure to do so would suggest a broader agenda against the Igbo people.
“We cannot fathom why she is deliberately persecuting Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, when the facts are before the law, thereby deploying subterfuge, self-hatred, and destructive tendencies just to feed her ego.”
“However, we are here to remind her that justice delayed is justice denied and so we demand that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is released without further delay and full compensation paid to him.
“Anything short of this will leave us in the belief that this is a collective trial of Ndigbo. Igbo youths are a peace-loving people and Justice Binta Nyako must not take our quest for the rule of law as a sign of weakness,” the statement concluded.