The Coalition of Northern Teams (CNG) has condemned the deliberate nationwide protests demanding the unconditional launch of Nnamdi Kanu, chief of the proscribed Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), describing the transfer as a harmful act of blackmail in opposition to the Nigerian state.
Addressing a press convention in Abuja on Friday, CNG’s Nationwide Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, accused sure politicians, activists, and ethnic leaders of utilizing the agitation as a political technique forward of the 2027 elections.
Charanchi alleged that the marketing campaign for Kanu’s launch, reportedly championed by some Igbo elites, activist Omoyele Sowore, and some “unpatriotic northern collaborators,” was a calculated try and intimidate the judiciary and destabilize the nation’s fragile peace.
He recalled that since 2016, Kanu and IPOB have been accused of selling hate, violence, and division by way of the group’s militant wing, the Jap Safety Community (ESN), ensuing within the deaths of safety personnel and destruction of infrastructure within the Southeast.
“The Coalition of Northern Teams reaffirms that no nation can survive when treason is rewarded and justice is politicized,” Charanchi stated.
“Releasing Nnamdi Kanu below mob stress wouldn’t heal Nigeria; it will embolden lawlessness and erode confidence in justice.”
The group stated it had submitted petitions to worldwide our bodies, together with the United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS, and the Worldwide Legal Courtroom (ICC), detailing IPOB’s alleged human rights abuses and incitement to violence.
CNG additionally claimed that greater than 400 safety operatives had been killed in IPOB-related assaults, stressing that justice for the victims should not be compromised.
The group urged the Federal Authorities to make sure that Kanu’s trial runs its full course with out political interference, and known as on safety businesses to stay alert to stop any breakdown of legislation and order through the proposed protests.
It additional demanded an investigation into people and organisations funding or coordinating the demonstrations, warning that such actions threaten Nigeria’s sovereignty and judicial independence.
CNG appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and political leaders to withstand stress and uphold the rule of legislation, whereas urging residents, particularly within the Southeast, to reject calls to anarchy and embrace peace, dialogue, and nationwide unity.
