The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the Thursday's judgement of the Court of Appeal on its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as a notice to the unknown gunmen terrorising the South East region.

South East residents went wild in celebration yesterday after the Court of Appeal discharged and acquitted Kanu of the terrorism charges which the Federal Government had brought against him.

Reacting, IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, described the judgment as a landmark judgment, stressing that the Appeal Court had shown that there were still honourable men in the Nigerian judiciary, who will stand up for truth and justice regardless of extraneous pressure.

He said now that people are happy over the acquittal of Kanu, they will not allow any hoodlum or terror element that has been disturbing the South East to dampen the people’s mood.

He said: “You must have noticed that there is excitement and jubilation everywhere.

“You will also notice that I’m talking to you from a joint where I have gone to join friends to celebrate this historic judgment.

“This judgment has shown that there are still men of honour and integrity in the Nigerian judiciary.

“The judgment is also a warning sign to all the hoodlums, terrorists, known and unknown gunmen disturbing the peace of the South East.

“If they know what is good for them, they should know that this is the time to quit or be doomed.”

Also, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo said it was happy over the Appeal Court ruling, which discharged and acquitted Kanu.

The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia, in a media interview in Enugu, said the judgement would restore peace in the South East and end the stay-at-home syndrome in the region.

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