Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | by DAILY MENTOR NEWS
Popular Nollywood actor Ime Bishop Umoh, widely known as Okon Lagos, has called on the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, urging that his freedom would serve the interest of peace and national reconciliation.
Speaking on a recent episode of The Clarity Zone podcast, Umoh emphasized that although releasing Kanu might not align with legal technicalities, it would make moral and common sense to prioritise peace.
“I am one million percent of the opinion that Nnamdi Kanu should be freed. Free him. It may not make legal sense depending on what they have claimed, that the evidences they put forward on the ‘crimes’ he has committed,” Umoh said.
“It [freeing Kanu] doesn’t need to make legal sense, but it makes moral common sense.”
When asked to elaborate on what he meant by “moral common sense,” Umoh explained that Kanu’s decisions to agitate for Biafra’s secession stemmed from emotional reactions to the perceived marginalization of the Igbo people in Nigeria.
“Of course, he is a human being and he took emotional decisions, and emotional decisions are not right decisions,” Umoh said.
“He felt that his people were being marginalized and he started agitating for Biafra’s secession.”
Umoh’s remarks add to ongoing debates in Nigeria surrounding Kanu’s detention and calls for his release from various quarters, highlighting the complex interplay between legal frameworks and demands for peace-driven compromises.