The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has stated that releasing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, would help restore peace in the Southeast region.
He explained that the continuous unrest in the Southeast has been largely caused by the sense of marginalisation felt by the people of the region under successive administrations.
Nwoko made this known during an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television.
According to him, the Southeast has experienced sustained instability in recent years as a result of the activities of the separatist movement, which has been advocating for the establishment of an independent state of Biafra.
He asserted that both the creation of Anioma State and the release of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, would likely ensure lasting peace in the Southeast.
“The problem in the Southeast has to do with the perceived injustice by successive governments.
“So, what needs to be done, and it’s one of the reasons I am here today, is the creation of a new state to make up the number to six and then the release of Nnamdi Kanu.
“By the time you do these two things, I am almost certain that peace will return to the Southeast,” he said.
