Media entrepreneur and PDP chieftain, Dele Momodu, has joined growing voices calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
In a post shared Tuesday on his X handle, the Ovation International publisher urged the Federal Government to seek a political rather than a legal or military resolution to the crisis in the South-East.
Momodu said the agitation for Biafra is rooted in “decades of marginalisation and deprivation suffered by the Igbo people.”
He shared a clip of one of Kanu’s past broadcasts, noting that it explained why many young people became radicalised after years of systemic neglect.
“Most critics of Kanu have failed to understand the historical and political roots of the renewed Biafran sentiment,” Momodu stated. “The pogroms of the 1960s and ’70s left deep scars, and continued exclusion only fuels fresh anger.”
He cautioned that any attempt to “eliminate or silence Kanu” would worsen tensions, describing the Igbo struggle as one requiring “serious political reconfiguration.”
While clarifying that he does not endorse violence, Momodu urged the government to harness the talent and creativity of the South-East through “productive engagement instead of hatred.”
His comments come amid renewed pressure from political leaders and rights groups for a political settlement and Kanu’s release.
