Ikenga Think-Thank Urges Nigerian Youths to Join Call for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

A United States-based Igbo group, Ikenga Think-Thank, North America, has urged Nigerian youths across all backgrounds to unite in a peaceful nationwide movement demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In a statement signed by its convener, Dr. Dunkwu Agbambu, the group announced plans for a mass protest tagged #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, scheduled to take place on Monday. The group said the action was necessary to push for justice and freedom for Kanu and other oppressed citizens.

The organisation called on young people from every ethnic group, religion, and region to participate in the march, describing it as a collective struggle for freedom and equality. According to Ikenga Think-Thank, the growing hardship, insecurity, and violence faced by Nigerians reflect the failure of leadership and the suppression of truth.

The group accused the government of ignoring widespread killings and displacement caused by terrorist attacks in rural communities, claiming that the silence of authorities had left citizens vulnerable and hopeless. It said Nigerians had endured enough hardship and must now take a stand for justice through unity and peaceful protest.

Ikenga Think-Thank recalled Nnamdi Kanu’s long-standing warnings about insecurity, corruption, and political domination in Nigeria, saying many of his predictions have become reality. The group maintained that Kanu’s continued detention was unjust and a symbol of the wider suppression of indigenous voices.

It declared that the protest would continue until Kanu regains his freedom, urging participants to remain peaceful but resolute. The statement called for solidarity among youths, students, workers, and local communities across the country, from Abuja to Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Delta, Aba, Nnewi, and Onitsha.

The group said the planned movement is not a call for war but a demand for justice and fairness. It described it as a people’s revolution aimed at reclaiming dignity and national pride from years of oppression.

Drawing strength from Nigeria’s history of resistance, Ikenga Think-Thank invoked the spirit of past freedom fighters and national heroes, saying their courage should inspire a new generation to rise and defend their future. It urged Nigerians to see the struggle as a moral duty to restore justice and rebuild the nation on truth and unity.

The group ended by calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that his freedom represents the voice of millions of Nigerians seeking fairness and peace in their homeland.