The family of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused Igbo leaders and elites of benefiting from the continuous detention of their son.
They stated that Kanu’s continuous incarceration is a humiliation to the entire Igbo race.
The family expressed their concerns while reacting to the recent refusal of the Federal High Court in Abuja to grant Kanu’s bail application.
Speaking in a statement by Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the family alleged that some selfish politicians benefiting from the insecurity in the Southeast are behind Kanu’s continued detention.
The family wondered why some Igbo political leaders now find it difficult to book a meeting with President Bola Tinubu since he took over power.
It said: “How be it that nobody among Igbo political leaders has reached out to Tinubu to discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release almost a year after he came to power?
“Is it not deliberate? Have they not been gaining access to the president concerning other issues? It’s a shame that Kanu is being punished for asking for the freedom of Ndigbo and the leaders have abandoned him to die in DSS custody.
“Kanu is terribly sick, and nobody cares. His health is deteriorating every day. He has not changed his clothes. Why has the court continued to hold him in DSS custody instead of the Correctional Centre?”
The family added, “Why can’t they go for his release if they truly love the South East? Something is definitely wrong somewhere. They are benefiting from his continued detention, and that’s why they are not making any serious moves to engage Mr. President. Don’t forget that some people sponsored his abduction and extraordinary rendition.
“Why should he be abandoned for asking for the freedom of Biafra? He didn’t take up arms against the government, but he was tagged as a terrorist. Yet the same government is busy releasing terrorists from detention.”
The IPOB leader’s family threatened to expose the beneficiaries of their son’s continued incarceration and the insecurity in the Southeast region.