Igbo women back Sowore on pro-Kanu protest

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Some Igbo women have declared their full support for the October 20 nationwide protest by rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, for the release of Nnamdi Kanu.This is as they commended the convener Sowore and other supporters including former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, among others, “for lending their voices against injustice”.

Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, in a statement issued Saturday by its National President, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, hailed the move as “a step in the right direction.”

The pan-Igbo women’s group, which has been calling for Kanu’s release, said it would mobilise Igbo women to join the protest.

IWA urged all Nigerians, irrespective of their tribe, religion or party affiliations, to join the peaceful protest against “protracted injustice”.

The group expressed delight that notable figures from outside Igbo land are lending their voices to the growing clamour for Kanu’s release.

IWA described Kanu as “a freedom fighter and justice advocate who is only being persecuted for speaking out against the oppression of his people, and for exposing the hidden agenda of the oppressors”.

According to the Igbo women’s group, if the government can negotiate with real bandits who have taken up arms against the country, killing both security agents and innocent citizens, releasing Kanu should not be seen as a big deal.

IWA commended the efforts of “some Igbo leaders, both dead and alive, who have demonstrated genuine commitment towards freeing Kanu”, and urged them not to relent. Vanguard