South-east leaders have alleged that there is a conspiracy to alienate Igbos from the affairs of Nigeria. The South-east leaders made the allegation at the end of their emergency meeting in Enugu on Thursday. The leaders hailed Mr Iwuanyanwu on his recent call that Igbos should not join protest against economic hardship, saying his reasons for the call were justifiable. They expressed frustration with the refusal of the federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, despite repeated appeals from various Igbo leaders and groups for Mr Kanu’s release. “It is common knowledge that the sit-at-home in the South-east is because of the incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Source: The Guardian February 22, 2024 20:25 UTC