Nigeria Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer Declares Sit-at-Home Will End Only Upon His Client's Release.

The Digest:

Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel for detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that no government executive order can end the Monday sit-at-home protest in Southeast Nigeria. In a post on social media platform X, Ejimakor asserted that the weekly action is a direct expression of widespread Igbo dissatisfaction with Kanu's imprisonment and will only cease upon his release. His comments follow the Anambra State Government's escalated enforcement, including the one-week closure of the Onitsha Main Market for defying the state's directive to open for business on Monday.

Key Points:

• The statement frames the sit-at-home not as enforced terrorism but as a voluntary, mass civil protest rooted in a specific political grievance.
• It directly challenges the efficacy of state governments' coercive measures, arguing they address a symptom rather than the perceived root cause.
• The linkage places the resolution of the economic disruption squarely on the federal government's handling of Nnamdi Kanu's legal case.
• It reinforces a narrative that positions Kanu's detention as the central unifying issue for a significant segment of the Southeast populace.
• The argument presents a political and symbolic solution (Kanu's freedom) as the only viable alternative to ongoing state enforcement and economic loss.

The legal perspective posits that lasting normalcy depends on resolving the underlying political dispute, not on market closures or government orders.

Sources: Daily Post (Statement by Aloy Ejimakor on X)

















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