Key points:
- Joe Igbokwe rejects Rita Edochie’s fresh call for Kanu’s release. He says her post skips what the zone lived through.
- He writes a sharp note on Facebook to make his point. He tells her to think back from 2015 to 2025.
- Rita shares a long plea for mercy and due care. She says Kanu faces harsh care in DSS hold.
Nollywood star Rita Edochie has begged for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. She says the state holds him in harsh terms and blocks good care.
APC aide Joe Igbokwe pushed back at once. He says her plea hides the pain the South East faced for years.
Rita’s plea calls for mercy and urgent medical care
Rita writes that Kanu’s “only crime” is a quest for self rule. She says he sought it “through lawful means” and did not pick war. She claims state men took him and flew him back to Nigeria. She adds that a Kenya court ruled that move as “illegal.”
She says his health “has slid so bad” in DSS hold. She lists low blood flow, hard breath, gut pain, ear harm, and heart strain. She says the DSS keeps him in lone cell terms for long. She says they also block drugs and delay his own doc.
Rita adds that court notes ask for better care and quick aid. She says the DSS still makes it hard for his team to see him. She says the cell lacks good food and good air. She calls the terms “cruel” and “satanic.”
Rita also draws a wide match with “bandits” in the North. She says the state meets them with “warm seats and kind hands.” She asks why Kanu does not get the same soft touch. She wants the state to “free him now” and obey court notes.
Her name trends often on our site this month. See her recent post on loss and faith in this short read on Rita Edochie mourns dear one.
Igbokwe fires back and slams the freedom call
Joe Igbokwe posts a bold note with his own take. He says, “I just read Mrs Rita Edochie’s plea for Nnamdi Kanu freedom and I feel like vomiting.” He adds that she may not know “what took place in the South East from 2015 to 2025.” He ends with a hard rebuke in Igbo, and tells her to stop.
He says the plea skips key facts from years of pain. He hints at lives lost and homes in fear in that span. He asks fans to weigh the past before they join the call. He stands firm that “this is not okay.”
Fans split in the chats that trail the posts. Some back Rita and ask the state to obey the courts. Others side with Igbokwe and cite fear from past sit-at-home days. The row grows as more stars take sides.
The week also brings fresh policy talk on rights and travel. For context, see our report as the ministry denied a Qatar visa ban claim. It shows how rule notes and public trust stay in the news.
