Bianca Ojukwu, wife of late Biafran warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reiterated the call for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Bianca Ojukwu made the call during her keynote address at the annual national conference and convention of the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) in Dallas, Texas in USA.
The keynote address in the event, which took place between August 19 and 20, 2023 was released to newsmen in Enugu, Tuesday.
AVID is a congregation of American citizens, both men and women of Igbo extraction who are currently serving military officers and veterans who have served honourably in various branches of the United States Military at different times, different conflicts and different theatres of war.
Ojukwu maintained that “it is only when the leaders in Igboland rise up, jettison their perceived conspiracy of silence and confront the truth will there be the slightest possibility of healing and recovery from the unfortunate condition which Igboland currently finds itself in.”
She called for greater synergy among the governors of the South-east, urging them to continue to intensify efforts towards the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The former ambassador noted that their (Igbo leaders) initial nonchalant attitude towards his (Kanu’s) illegal rendition and continued unlawful incarceration contributed greatly towards inflaming the tensions within the South-east region today.
Ojukwu, who was the special guest at the event, said: “this nonchalant attitude also brought about the unforeseen consequences of opportunistic criminal elements not even remotely connected with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) coming into the picture.”