By Chinazaekpere Chinwendu
Abuja| October 13, 2025 —
The Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency, Hon. Obi Aguocha, has once again drawn national attention with a bold statement condemning what he described as deep-rooted injustice and ethnic bias in Nigeria’s judicial system.
Speaking ahead of the “Free Nnamdi Kanu Peaceful Protest” scheduled to hold in Abuja on Monday, October 20, 2025, Hon. Aguocha, who also serves as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s government negotiator, in an interview on Arise television, declared his support and confirmed his intention to join the protest, describing it as a moral duty and a stand for truth and equity.
“Let’s speak the truth without fear,” Aguocha declared. “I strongly believe that every one of us must raise our voices, even if it means doing so through peaceful protests.”
The lawmaker lamented what he termed a disturbing pattern of selective justice in Nigeria, where certain groups are treated unfairly while others benefit from leniency. He accused the federal government of maintaining “two separate laws,” one for the Igbo people and another for non-Igbos.
“There are two separate laws in Nigeria, one for the Igbo man and the other for non-Igbos,” he asserted.
“In Nigeria’s justice system today, the Igbo man faces challenges others don’t. Just recently, President Tinubu pardoned drug lords and murderers, yet Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has committed no offence, remains unjustly detained, ten years of dehumanisation and injustice.”
Aguocha, who has consistently advocated for dialogue and reconciliation in addressing the issues surrounding the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its detained leader, insisted that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention contradicts the principles of fairness, equality, and rule of law that Nigeria claims to uphold.
He called on President Bola Tinubu and the federal authorities to demonstrate genuine commitment to national unity by ensuring that justice is served without ethnic bias. According to him, the prolonged detention of Kanu has only deepened mistrust between the government and the people of the South East.
“Enough is enough,” Aguocha stated emphatically. “Justice must not wear a tribal face. If Nigeria must move forward as one united country, then the same standard of justice must apply to all citizens, irrespective of tribe or political leaning.”
The federal lawmaker urged Nigerians from all walks of life to see the October 20 protest not as an act of rebellion but as a peaceful call for justice, equity, and the restoration of constitutional rights.
He emphasized that silence in the face of oppression only emboldens injustice and undermines democracy.
“When we raise our voices in truth and peace, we strengthen our democracy,” he said.
“This protest is not about division but about conscience. It is about standing up for what is right, that no man, no tribe, should be treated as second-class citizens in their own country.”
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