*Calls on Igbos to Protest What He Terms Injustice and Double Standards
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A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Obi Aguocha, has accused the federal government of applying different rules to Igbos compared with other ethnic groups in the country.
Aguocha, representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in Abia State, made the statement during an interview on Arise Television on Sunday.
Speaking on the continued detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Aguocha questioned why President Bola Tinubu had granted clemency to convicted criminals while Kanu remained in custody.
“In the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria, an Igbo man faces a host of challenges that other tribes do not experience,” Aguocha said. “In a recent series of pardons, President Tinubu granted clemency to drug lords and murderers, yet Nnamdi Kanu, who has committed no offence, has endured dehumanisation for ten years.”
The lawmaker urged Igbos across Nigeria and the diaspora to raise their voices peacefully against what he described as injustice and double standards in the legal system.
“I firmly believe that we must all raise our voices, even if it means doing so through peaceful protests,” he added.
Aguocha’s remarks come amid increasing calls from groups in the South-East for the federal government to release Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021 despite multiple court orders for his release.
The federal government has maintained that Kanu’s detention relates to national security concerns. However, human rights advocates continue to criticize the prolonged incarceration, describing it as politically motivated and unlawful.
Recent data on the October 2025 presidential clemency list shows the offences of those pardoned:
- Drugs — 29.2%
- Unlawful mining — 24.0%
- Homicide — 13.5%
- Fraud/Corruption — 12.3%
- Hijacking — 5.8%
- Firearms — 2.3%
- Robbery/Theft — 2.3%
- Kidnapping — 1.8%
- Human Trafficking — 1.8%
- Others — 5.8%
The contrast in treatment, Aguocha argued, highlights what he perceives as systemic bias in the country’s justice system, fueling discontent among Igbos.
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