“Let Me See Nnamdi Kanu Before I D!e,” 99-Year-Old Woman Pleads with Tinubu

A 99-year-old woman from Afaraukwu community in Abia State has made an emotional appeal to President Bola Tinubu, expressing her heartfelt wish to see detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu return home before her death.

Mrs. Sarah Nwanyisunday Oparaocha, from Etitinabu Na Ndagbo in Afaraukwu, shared her plea during a community gathering where residents demanded the release of their son and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.

Speaking in Igbo, the elderly woman used proverbs and raw emotion to convey her anguish. She revealed that her daily prayers are filled with tears for Kanu’s freedom.

“I will soon clock 100 years. I weep every morning during my prayers because of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” she said.

“I am pleading with the Nigerian government to release him so I can see him before God calls me.

“I am now 99 years old and will soon be 100 years but my prayers now is to see Nnamdi Kanu with my eyes before God will eventually call me.

“Nobody knows when God will call but I will be happy if I see Kanu before that time.”

She also advised younger generations to live wisely and prioritise natural foods, warning that poor eating habits could shorten life and harm the body.

Community leaders present echoed her sentiment, stating that Kanu’s prolonged detention has brought grief to many families in Afaraukwu. They called on the Federal Government to consider his release in the interest of peace and national unity.

The appeal was specifically directed at President Tinubu, whom residents believe has the authority to resolve the matter through political intervention.