‘Kill Nnamdi Kanu To Restore Peace To South-East’— Anambra Man Tells FG

Anambra-born entrepreneur, Chigozie Nnabugwu, has called on the Nigerian Government to execute the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, claiming that such a move would restore normalcy in the South-East.

Speaking on News Central TV's Breakfast Xtra, Nnabugwu claimed insecurity in the South-East reduced after the arrests of Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa, adding that only a small part of the problem remains.

“The time they arrested Nnamdi Kanu, it was like up and down. The time they arrested Simon Ekpa, it reduced by about 50 per cent. The time Nnamdi Kanu was convicted, it reduced to about 10 per cent. That's what we are battling now.”

He then urged the Nigerian government to kill the IPOB leader.

“If Nnamdi Kanu is dead today, if the government of Nigeria will kill Nnamdi Kanu, trust me, normalcy will start coming. That's all every Igbo man prays for,” he said.

Nnabugwu also argued that military operations alone would not end the violence in the South-East, insisting that community leaders, religious organisations and intellectuals must help counter what he described as misinformation and hate speech.

“I want all these organisations in Nigeria, the Catholic bishops, Pentecostal pastors and educated people, to come on air and educate our people on the consequences of what we are doing. That is the only way to achieve this,” the businessman said.

“The military are not the Holy Spirit that is everywhere. Bombs are still killing people in my community. The military have done a lot, but these people keep planting them again. The only way to solve this problem is to let every Igbo man know the truth and stand by the truth,”he added.

Kanu is currently serving a life sentence term at a Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Sokoto. In November 2025, he was convicted on terrorism-related charges stemming from his separatist agitation for an independent Biafra.