Former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has announced plans to lead a massive protest to the Presidential Villa, Abuja to demand the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Kanu, who has been incarcerated at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 2021, is currently facing terrorism charges following his separatist agenda.

Recall that he was extraordinarily renditioned from Kenya after he jumped bail and flew out of the country.

Many Igbo leaders and elders have repeatedly demanded the unconditional release of the IPOB leader.

In a post on his social media handles on Tuesday, the convener of RevolutionNow Movement charged all political leaders to stop their “rhetoric” and join him in the protest.

He wrote, “I will set aside my differences with politicians for one cause. I challenge every politician or person of good conscience from the Southeast who says they want Nnamdi Kanu released to stop the rhetoric. Time for action is NOW. Let’s march to Aso Rock Villa. Every governor, senator, member of the House, traditional ruler, priest, eze, Igbo person, and every Nigerian who believes in Kanu’s freedom, come out and do more than talk. I will lead this peaceful march.

“No empty noise. Let Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Senator Enyi Abaribe, ALEX C OTTI, Mr Peter Obi, and all others who claim to care step up and join us in person. We go together peacefully, legally, and visibly to demand justice and an end to MNK’s persecution. #FreeNnamdiKanuNow.”