APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe warns Sowore against Nnamdi Kanu protest, describing IPOB’s Biafra struggle as senseless and destructive to the South East.
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Joe Igbokwe warns Sowore not to proceed with his planned October 20 protest in Abuja to demand the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
The outspoken APC stalwart issued the warning in a lengthy post on his Instagram page, describing Kanu’s Biafra agitation as “a totally useless and senseless project” that plunged the South East into chaos, bloodshed, and economic collapse.
According to Igbokwe, the scars left by Kanu’s activities would take decades to heal.
“Omoyele Sowore says he is marching to Aso Rock to protest the detention of the butcher of the South East called Nnamdi Kanu,” Joe Igbokwe wrote.
“I have told him as a friend to run 440. I have alerted his younger brother to warn him to stay away from this matter because it is far bigger than him.”
In the strongly worded statement, Joe Igbokwe warns Sowore that the Biafran agitation Kanu spearheaded did nothing but destroy the peace, unity, and progress of the Igbo people.
He recalled how the South East region — once known for trade, innovation, and enterprise — became a zone of fear and violence under the activities of IPOB militants.
“Nnamdi Kanu’s men turned the South East into a killing field, a place of anything goes — a land of Hobbesian chaos where life was nasty, brutish, and short,” he said.
“The man destroyed the peace and soul of our people. It will take years to recover from the ruins left behind.”
Igbokwe lamented that the once vibrant economic environment of the region was ruined by fear and lawlessness. Many investors fled, businesses closed, and communities became divided.
“It was a useless business enterprise that moved the Igbo nation back by 50 years,” he continued.
“We lost respect, honour, integrity, dignity, and wisdom. Our land — once called the land of the rising sun — became a shadow of itself.”
The APC chieftain further expressed concern that Sowore, a South West–born activist, was delving into a matter he neither fully understood nor experienced.
Joe Igbokwe warns Sowore that the South East crisis created by Kanu’s followers claimed countless innocent lives, including those of security agents, traditional rulers, and ordinary civilians.
“Sowore, how many times did I call you? Three times,” Igbokwe wrote.
“Run 440 away from South East matters. You know nothing about what Nnamdi Kanu did to this region in ten years. Blood was shed. I am a victim. Go to Nnewi and see my home.”
He advised Sowore to carry out independent investigations before embarking on what he described as a “senseless mission.”
Igbokwe emphasized that anyone who truly understood the extent of Kanu’s impact on the region would never call for his release without justice and reconciliation.
Reflecting on the consequences of the IPOB movement, Joe Igbokwe warns Sowore that the focus should now be on rebuilding the South East and restoring its lost values, rather than engaging in protests that glorify individuals responsible for its decline.
He explained that for over a decade, many parts of the region were subjected to fear, sit-at-home orders, and constant insecurity, which crippled education, trade, and transportation.
According to Igbokwe, the most painful part is how many young people were deceived into joining a cause that had no strategic plan or achievable vision.
“We went to sleep and children led by an empty head called Nnamdi Kanu dragged Igbo land into a terrible mess that will take us years to clean,” he lamented.
“We must rebuild with sense, not sentiments. The South East must rediscover wisdom, respect, and order.”
He added that the Biafra agenda was “an emotional deception” that left the region poorer, divided, and disrespected by others. Igbokwe urged the people of the South East to focus on peacebuilding, economic revival, and reintegration into national progress.
In his concluding remarks, Joe Igbokwe warns Sowore that the planned October 20 protest will achieve nothing positive. Instead, he described the movement as “childish, reckless, and irrelevant.”
“If you are from the South West, South South, North Central, North East, or North West, ignore Kanu and the reckless interloper called Sowore,” he wrote.
“This Aluta continua adventure is no longer relevant. It is kindergarten activism, a no-brainer, senseless, and outdated.”
He argued that genuine leadership and reform should focus on dialogue, economic development, and security rather than protests that stir ethnic and political tensions.
Igbokwe reiterated that the case of Nnamdi Kanu is complex and politically sensitive, warning outsiders to avoid exploiting it for personal publicity or political gain.
Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, had announced plans to lead a protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on October 20, marking the anniversary of the EndSARS protests.
Part of the protest’s demands includes the unconditional release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who remains in detention on charges of treason and terrorism.
Sowore argued that the Nigerian government has continued to violate human rights by keeping Kanu in custody despite court rulings ordering his release.
However, his call for a mass protest has drawn criticism from several political figures, including Joe Igbokwe, who maintains that Kanu’s cause caused irreversible harm to the Igbo people.
The warning from Joe Igbokwe to Sowore adds to the growing tension surrounding the detention of Nnamdi Kanu and the legacy of the Biafran movement.
While Sowore frames his planned protest as a fight for justice and human rights, Igbokwe views it as an unnecessary reopening of deep wounds within the South East.
For Igbokwe, the path forward lies not in protests but in healing — through rebuilding trust, unity, and development in a region he says has suffered too much from one man’s “senseless vision.”
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