Questioning the relationship between the Yoruba and Igbo populations, Aloy Ejimakor, the lawyer of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), asked questions in an interview with the Daily Post. Since Yorubas were not renowned for traveling to Igbo territory with the intention of killing Igbo people, Ejimakor questioned whether Yorubas had any ill will towards the Igbo people. He claimed to know exactly what was upsetting Nnamdi Kanu and the larger Igbo community.
According to Aloy Ejimakor, “Does the Yoruba have a problem with the Igbo? Yorubas weren’t coming to Igbo land to kill Igbo, we knew who was doing what made Nnamdi Kanu angry and mad. Not only him, the Igbos were upset about it. What problem do the Yoruba have with the Igbo? That Tinubu would take it so personal to keep this young man in detention and rebuff every opportunity to seek solutions.”
He continued, “Let him check again. He is not doing it right. This thing is being pushed to the extreme. And it would get to a point where we’ll have a tinderbox and everybody would be adversely affected. Nobody has a monopoly of anything bad in society. He is the President. He should avoid conflict. Nnamdi Kanu is a powerful individual. He has tens and thousands of followers. You cannot take it away from him.”
