I'll meet IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu to broker peace - Oluwo of Iwo

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, on Friday said he would arrange a meeting with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to address agitations by the group.

The monarch also disclosed he would meet with some significant traditional rulers in the South East, to seek an end to the tension in the region.

Speaking on Friday at a public lecture and conferment of the Distinguished Service Award on the Chairman of the Oyo State Chapter, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Wunmi Faniran, and others, Oba Akanbi condemned the spate of violence in the Southe East.

“As a father of all Nigerians, I’m visiting the Southeast soon to mediate for the sustenance of ‘one Nigeria’ because when elders are in the market, a child’s head shouldn’t drop.

“I will personally meet the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and some notable traditional rulers and I’m optimistic it (the meeting) will yield peace.

“It is unfortunate the (IPOB) threat came at a time we have a serious government ready to fight the genocidal disease (corruption) killing this nation. It must be addressed.

“The best the agitators should be doing is praying for this government and (making) not secession threat. The country has been in mess owing to maladministration.

“Such has promoted the proliferation of militant syndicates in Nigeria. If the government is responsible, the spate of insurgencies will be decimated,” he said.