….\u2018history will not forget\u2019 their Silence<\/p>\n\n\n\n
…Kanu\u2019s activism was nonviolent, his only \u201cweapon was his voice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PeopleGAZET Newspaper reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has called for a peaceful global demonstration on October 20, 2025, in solidarity with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a.k.a ‘MNK’ urging Nigerians and the international community to rise against \u201can injustice that chains freedom itself.\u201d
In a statement on recently signed by the Chair of WIC, Festus Okere, and the Secretary General, Chris Ogara, made available to PeopleGAZET Newspaper, WIC said that the continued detention of Kanu represents not just an attack on one man but a broader assault on justice, truth, and liberty.
\u201cWhen injustice speaks, the world listens! We are at a moment when silence is no longer an option,\u201d the WIC said.
\u201cThe chains on Nnamdi Kanu are not just chains on one man; they are chains on freedom, on justice, and on truth itself.\u201d
The group emphasised that Kanu\u2019s activism was nonviolent, stressing that his only \u201cweapon was his voice.\u201d
\u201cHere is a man who was not found with a weapon, who never raised a gun, who never shed innocent blood,\u201d the statement continued.
\u201cHis only weapon was his voice, sharp, unyielding, relentlessly in demanding freedom for his people. And for that, he was abducted, renditioned in secrecy, and locked away. Is this justice, or persecution?\u201d
The WIC further argued that \u201cno competent court, worldwide, including the Nigerian Supreme Court, Kenyan Court, or World Court, has found him guilty.\u201d
The WIC described calls for Kanu’s release as \u201cnot the cry of one tribe, but the demand for justice itself.\u201d
Praising human rights activist Omoyele Sowore for leading a peaceful #FreeNnamdiKanu demonstration in support of the IPOB leader, the WIC said it welcomed all \u201clovers of justice, fairness, and unity\u201d to join the October 20 protest.
\u201cWhen injustice persists for too long, it ceases to be a local problem and becomes a global one. And Nigeria must understand, its future cannot be built on silencing its own,\u201d the statement added.
Questioning the double standards in the Nigerian justice system, WIC asked, \u201cWhy is it that in Nigeria bandits and terrorists can gather openly, brandishing weapons, negotiating with the state as if they are kings, and getting presidential pardons; yet a man who spoke only with words languishes in prison? What does that say about the kind of freedom we pretend to practice?\u201d
Citing comments by former U.S. President Donald Trump, the group warned, \u201cWhen governments fear the voice of their own citizens, they are no longer leading with strength, but with fear.
\u201cAnd he is right, the world is watching Nigeria. History is watching Nigeria.\u201d
The WIC also condemned the silence of some Igbo governors over Kanu\u2019s ordeal, saying they \u201cchose comfort over courage, power over people, silence over truth,\u201d adding that \u201chistory will not forget.\u201d
\u201cTo you, our people, we say, no prison cell is strong enough to chain the human spirit. No silence is deep enough to bury the truth. And no betrayal is final when the people rise,\u201d the statement said.
The organisation noted that Kanu\u2019s case has gained increasing global attention, from discussions in the U.S. Senate to \u201cvoices of presidents and revolutionaries\u201d who have spoken out.
\u201cToday, we say, release Nnamdi Kanu. Stop persecuting the Igbo people. Protect the Christians from being slaughtered in their churches and their communities.
\u201cShow the world that Nigeria has the strength to choose freedom over fear, unity over division, justice over oppression,\u201d the WIC declared.
\u201cBecause the world is watching. Because history is recording. And because the cry of the oppressed will always outlive the silence of their oppressors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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