Refusal to grant Kanu bail is denial of South-east people their right – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has faulted the decision of Justice John Tsoho of the Abuja Federal High Court to deny bail to their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, describing it as a systematic denial of the entire South Eastern Nigeria of their right.

The IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Mr. Emma Powerful stated that every day, the present administration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and their leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, keep exposing itself to the world that it has no respect for the rule of law and orders of competent court of law.

He asked why people will not be allowed to engage in peaceful demonstrations and protests in a country like Nigeria, wondering whether it will be better for them to engage in violent demonstrations and protests and carrying guns and throwing bombs like the Boko Haram insurgents.

“We are being pushed to the walls, our members who were engaged in peaceful protest in Aba, Abia state and Port Harcourt Rivers State were shot by the Army and taken to Militaryn barracks in Afikpo Ebonyi state and Bori camp in rivers State with bullet wounds.

“The victims are undergoing torture and other inhuman treatments, as they bring them out every morning, torture and engage them in all manners of hard labours and ask them about their missing guns as if IPOB members carry guns.

“We do not carry guns and do not intent to carry in the nearest future, we are therefore calling on Amnesty International, all human rights organizations and the international community to prevail on the Nigerian government respect the rule of law and the orders of the courts, as at the last count our members arrested in Aba are 25 while those in Port Harcourt are 18 in number, totaling 43 people detained in the two Army barracks in Ebonyi and rivers States respectively,” he said.