MASSOB condemns arrest of Radio Biafra Director, demands his release

MASSOB condemns arrest of Radio Biafra Director, demands his release
A faction of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB weekend called on the Federal government to immediately release the Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu who was arrested by the Department of State Service, DSS, in Lagos.
In a statement issued in Abakaliki, the National Director of Information, MASSOB, Comrade Uchenna Madu threatened that any refusal by the federal government to ensure the release of Kanu would lead to a world- wide demonstration which would endanger the already battered image of Nigeria before the international community.
The statement read in part: “MASSOB has condemned the arrest and detention of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu. We also accept the fact that his arrest is an outcome of non violence struggle as no agitation is complete without arrests, detentions & prosecution. “These shape the minds of the activists and draw sympathy from the internal and external observers. It also shows that Nnamdi Kanu and Radio Biafra have become a factor of reckoning in Nigeria.
“The arrest and detention of Nnamdi Kanu by DSS will assist immensely in reviving the consciousness & sympathy for Biafra actualization which was temporarily halted by Ralph Uwazuruike’s deviation and lust for wealth. “This singular arrest will cause more diplomatic harm on Nigeria’s image. Before Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, he has succeeded in rooting the Biafra struggle in about 78 countries including Biafraland
“MASSOB warns Nigeria government to quickly release Nnamdi Kanu now or arraign him in a competent court of justice or face an eruption of Biafra world-wide which will endanger the already battered image of Nigeria .”
Culled from Vanguard