Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has vowed to lead a peaceful march to Aso Rock Villa in Abuja to demand the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Sowore made the declaration on Tuesday via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, calling on political leaders, traditional rulers, and citizens of conscience to move beyond mere words and join the peaceful demonstration.
“I will set aside my differences with some 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,” Sowore wrote.
He urged governors, senators, House of Representatives members, priests, traditional rulers, and Nigerians from all walks of life—especially from the Southeast—to come together for the peaceful march.
“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 to the Aso Rock Villa,” he added.
The Take It Back Movement convener also challenged prominent southeastern figures, including Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Abia State Governor Alex Otti, and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, to physically join the protest.
“No more empty noise. Let Soludo, Abaribe, Otti, Obi, and all others who claim to care step up and join us in person,” Sowore stated.
He emphasized that the protest would be peaceful, legal, and transparent, aimed at demanding justice and ending what he described as the continued persecution of Nnamdi Kanu.
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