(DDM) – Nigerian media mogul and publisher of Ovation International Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, has joined the rising number of prominent voices urging the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Diaspora Digital Media (DDM) gathered that Momodu made the appeal while speaking during a public conversation on national unity and political reconciliation, where he highlighted that the continuous detention of Nnamdi Kanu has deepened ethnic mistrust and reignited separatist sentiments among the Igbo people.
According to Momodu, “The marginalisation of the Igbo people remains one of the major triggers of the Biafra agitation.
No nation can experience true peace when one part feels constantly excluded or unjustly treated.”
He stressed that a fair and inclusive Nigeria can only be built when all regions are given equal opportunities and justice.
He argued that despite decades since the end of the civil war, the political and economic alienation of the South-East has continued to fester resentment, making movements like IPOB gain emotional and symbolic support across the region.
Momodu, who is also a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former presidential aspirant, stated that the Nigerian government should approach the issue of Nnamdi Kanu’s detention with wisdom and empathy rather than political rigidity.
He added that true reconciliation requires dialogue, forgiveness, and a genuine commitment to restructuring the federation to reflect fairness and balance.
“The continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, despite several court orders granting him bail, has become not just a legal matter but a moral and political test for our democracy,” Momodu said. “Releasing him will not weaken Nigeria; it will strengthen the nation’s unity and demonstrate that the government listens to the cries of its people.”
DDM recalls that several high-profile Nigerians, including traditional rulers, political leaders, and human rights activists, have also called for Kanu’s release, citing worsening insecurity in the South-East as a consequence of his prolonged incarceration.
Momodu urged President Bola Tinubu to seize the moment to heal national wounds and write his name in history as a leader of justice and reconciliation.
He concluded by saying that peace in Nigeria cannot be achieved through force, but through understanding, fairness, and dialogue among all its constituent ethnic groups.
