Princess Olatorera Majekodunmi-Oniru has called for the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing his continued detention as a “stain on Nigeria’s conscience” and a reflection of “deep-seated injustice within the system.”
Speaking ahead of the #EndSARS October 20 remembrance, Princess Olatorera said Kanu’s decade-long trial and repeated adjournments raise serious questions about Nigeria’s moral and judicial integrity.
“Despite widespread national appeals for his release, Nnamdi Kanu’s decade-long trial has been adjourned yet again,” she said. “How many more MNKs are abandoned in Nigerian prisons? It is anticipated that he will be granted his freedom before October 20—the date of the traumatic #EndSARS massacre—a day that historically unites Nigerians against injustice.”
A transformative leader and philanthropist, Princess Olatorera emphasized that national unity must be rooted in dignity, fairness, and non-partisan patriotism.
“We must reverse the absurdity of jailing visionaries while exalting kleptocrats,” she declared. “It is unacceptable for unqualified public officials with falsified certificates to continue misusing the nation’s wealth and resources meant to transform millions of lives through quality education, infrastructure, and innovation.
We must resist the normalization of regressive leadership and inhumane injustice through complacent silence. Let our voices rise with grace, our steps remain boldly peaceful, and our rightful demands be honored promptly. Every citizen deserves a dignified life—with freedom of speech, movement, and association.”
Princess Olatorera further decried the entrenched divisions in Nigerian society, saying decades of ethnic, religious, and class discrimination have fractured the nation’s progress.
“We have been intentionally divided for decades—by ethnicity, financial class, religion, gender, and even age. Discrimination has become systemic. It is now a moral mandate for Nigeria to show that compassion, courage, and conscience still live within our governance and our people. Justice delayed for one is justice denied for all.”
She described the #FreeNnamdiKanu movement as a moral awakening for Nigeria—a call for leadership built on selflessness, merit, empathy, and protection of citizens’ rights.
“We must look beyond the billboards of incumbents, the convoys, and temporary handouts. Our votes and vision can no longer be bought. Sixty-five years after independence, stable electricity remains unachieved. Poverty engulfs over 90% of our people, and the naira trades around ₦1,500 to a dollar. These are not mere statistics—they are daily evidence of leadership failure that must no longer be tolerated.”
As Nigerians prepare to commemorate October 20, the date of the 2020 Lekki Toll Gate shootings, Princess Olatorera called for reflection, unity, and decisive action against injustice.
“October 20 is a day to transcend division and reaffirm our shared humanity. Once justice begins to breathe better, Nigeria begins to rise—a nation where every citizen is protected from arbitrary deprivation of liberty and from the toxic limitations of fundamental human needs. The time is now, or the suffering deepens.”
