A United States–based advocacy group, Ikenga Think-Tank North America, has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to unite behind activist Omoyele Sowore’s peaceful protest movement demanding the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In a communiqué titled “The People’s Communiqué for Justice and Liberation,” signed by the group’s coordinator, Dr. Dankwu Aghambu, and released on Saturday, the organisation said the call was born out of “a duty to defend truth, justice, and freedom” in the face of what it described as “a continuing injustice” in Kanu’s detention despite court rulings ordering his release.
“We are not enemies of the state; we are the soul of the nation,” the communiqué stated. “We do not seek war; we demand justice. We do not bring hate; we bring truth — and truth itself is a revolution.”
The group said Kanu’s prolonged incarceration “offends the spirit of democracy” and erodes public confidence in Nigeria’s commitment to the rule of law. It urged citizens across all regions to rise peacefully and demand accountability from the government.
“The time for silence is over. The time for excuses is gone. The time for action and unity has come,” Dr. Aghambu declared. “From the savannas of the North to the forests of the East, from the creeks of the Delta to the plains of Yorubaland, every voice that believes in justice must speak.”
Ikenga Think-Tank also hailed Omoyele Sowore for “standing on the side of conscience and courage,” noting that his peaceful mobilization efforts reflect “the enduring spirit of Nigerian resistance against injustice.”
“We commend Mazi Omoyele Sowore, another fearless son of the soil, for daring to lead where others are silent,” the group said. “We urge all patriots — students, traders, workers, and farmers — to join this movement for justice, peace, and national renewal.”
The organisation stressed that its position is neither ethnic nor political but rooted in a collective pursuit of fairness and equality. It insisted that all protests remain peaceful, disciplined, and non-destructive.
“Let this movement be peaceful but unrelenting, disciplined but unshakable, unified but unstoppable,” the communiqué read. “Let no tribe stand alone, for oppression knows no tribe, and freedom belongs to all.”
Decrying what it termed “a growing culture of impunity,” the group urged Nigerian authorities to respect citizens’ rights to free expression and peaceful assembly, while calling on the judiciary to uphold its sacred duty to justice.
“The courts, once temples of justice, must return to their sacred calling,” Dr. Aghambu said. “The government must listen to the voices of the people, not silence them.”
He further appealed for constructive dialogue as the only sustainable path toward peace and national healing.
“The continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu despite judicial orders sends a troubling signal about the state of justice in our country,” he warned. “Dialogue, not suppression, remains the best way to resolve grievances and build a stronger Nigeria.”
Concluding, the group reaffirmed that Kanu’s struggle represents a larger quest for justice and accountability across the federation.
“Until justice flows like a river and freedom becomes the air we breathe, we shall not relent,” the communiqué declared. “Freedom for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Justice for all indigenous peoples. Liberation for Nigeria.”
