The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, for criticising Peter Obi’s call for the immediate release of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Soludo, through his Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, described Obi’s demand as “a slap on the Nigerian judiciary” that undermines judicial processes.
In a statement on Monday, IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, accused Soludo of “betrayal” and “political chameleon behavior,” citing his past positions.
IPOB recalled that on May 13, 2022, Soludo visited Kanu at the DSS facility in Abuja and publicly called for his release, even offering to stand as surety. In March 2025, the same government said Soludo was “actively working towards Kanu’s release” to restore peace in the South East.
The group contrasted this with Soludo’s recent reaction to Obi’s demand, calling it “the height of treachery” and linking it to the governor’s alleged 2031 vice presidential ambition.
“Governor Soludo, what suddenly changed? You have chosen to sacrifice Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on the altar of caliphate appeasement,” the statement read.
IPOB described Kanu’s continued detention as illegal and a violation of court orders. It warned Soludo: “The Igbo nation has a long memory. Your northern masters will never trust a proven betrayer of his own people.”
