The courtroom appearance of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has sparked a wave of emotional...
The courtroom appearance of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has sparked a wave of emotional and political commentary—this time from an unexpected voice in the North.
Khaleed Yazeedu, a prominent northern youth advocate and political commentator, took to social media to share a powerful and emotional reflection on Kanu's words in court, calling them "not merely a defence, but a cry from the depth of a wounded soul."
"Every word uttered by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in that courtroom today was not merely a defence, it was a cry from the depth of a wounded soul, the cry of a people denied their history, denied their voice, and dignity," Yazeedu wrote.
Reacting to Kanu's bold statement in court—"Fighting for Biafran emancipation is my fundamental right, not a crime"—Yazeedu said it summoned "the truth that nations fear and tyrants bury: that freedom is not given, it is claimed."
He continued, "He stood, not just as a man in handcuffs, but as a symbol of a dream unbroken by walls, unshaken by threats, and untouched by fear. You can jail a body, but you can never jail the truth. You can silence a man, but not the memory of what he stood for."
In a powerful shift, Yazeedu turned his focus to the North, lamenting the absence of a voice like Kanu's to champion the rights and awakening of northern youths who, according to him, remain trapped in systemic neglect and manipulation.
"If a country must crush a voice to maintain its unity, then that unity is already broken," he warned. "And as I watch from the North, my heart bleeds. We are starving for someone like him, not to divide, but to awaken us from this engineered slumber."
He issued a rallying cry for the emergence of a fearless and revolutionary figure in the North:
"We need a northern version of Nnamdi Kanu—fearless, uncompromising, intellectually dangerous—someone who can speak to our pain, not in whispers of politics, but in roars of a revolution."
Yazeedu condemned the way young people in the North have been manipulated, writing: "For too long, our youths have been used as foot soldiers for greedy elites, blinded by religion, chained by poverty, and deafened by propaganda. Who will rise for us?"
He posed a final thought-provoking challenge: "Who will challenge the illusion and teach us that loyalty to injustice is a betrayal of destiny? The North is not weak; we are only uninformed. And until a voice rises to break this silence, our chains will be decorated but never removed. We need that voice now. We need that fire. We need that awakening."
Yazeedu's passionate remarks have gone viral online, drawing praise from some quarters for his bravery. Others have called his comparison to Kanu controversial. Nonetheless, his words have reignited a national conversation about justice, regional awakening, and the cost of silencing dissent.
However, with the items found in the bags of IPOB since 2015, they couldn't find a single bullet or gun but microphone, Samsung phone, iPhone, cords, DJ mix, Radio Wave amplifier, apple wristwatch, eyeglasses, etc. Yet, they called IPOB Leader MNK a terrorist. At the same time, the real Boko Haram terrorists are released from detentions and given state pardons and also reintegrated into the societies. This injustice will definitely consume the Nigerian government and its cohorts.
Free the IPOB Leader because he committed no crime. Freedom fighting is his fundamental right. He has the full right to agitate for Bịafra's freedom.
Written By: Mazi Dimkpa Ikenna Ikenga Amadioha-Gbo
Edited by
Obiageli Mboma
For Rivers State Media
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