Monday, November 24, 2025 - Traditional rulers in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State have absolved the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, of being a terrorist, as the Federal Government has called him.
The traditional rulers were reacting to the judgment
delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who
sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment.
The judge held that the IPOB leader, based on evidence
presented before the court by the prosecution, was a terrorist.
But the traditional rulers told reporters in Umuahia, the
state capital, that Kanu is their illustrious son and Crown Prince of Isiama
Afaraukwu-Ibeku community.
They insisted that contrary to the court’s pronouncement,
the IPOB leader is not a terrorist but a freedom fighter who consistently spoke
against alleged injustices and marginalization of his people in the Southeast
and other parts of Nigeria.
In a statement by its Chairman, Eze Innocent Adiele Nwaigwe;
the Secretary, Eze Chiabuotu Emelike; as well as Eze Nzenwata Mbakwe and Eze
Eddy Ibeabuchi, the monarchs said: “For over a decade, our son has stood before
the courts of this nation, enduring trials, detentions, and unimaginable
hardships.
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