Speaking at the Chatham house on Wednesday 26 September, 2017 said the federal government move to declare the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB as terrorist group is unfortunate stressing that the group do no constitute enough evidence to meet the international law to be seen as terrorist.
Nwodo noted that even though some of the activities by the group do not go well with him still do not qualify to be tagged as the boko haram terrorist group which have involved in a guerilla battle with the Nigerian forces and have killed over two hundred thousand people.
Nwodo's statements;
"Our present constitution is not autochthonous. It was not written by the people of Nigeria. It was not approved in a National referendum. In jurisprudence, its effectiveness will score a very low grade on account of its unacceptability.
"Regrettably, it continues to hold sway and begins with a false proclamation, we the people of Nigeria.
"IPOB and Boko haram have been designated as terrorist organizations by the federal government. This development in relation to IPOB is unfortunate.
"Boko haram is an armed organization which has attacked and occupied Nigerian territory hoisted its flag and appointed local authority governments.
"It has abducted and abused Nigerian women, kidnapped and imprisoned many and killed over two hundred thousand people. It is still involved in guerrilla warfare against Nigeria. Yet, the federal government is negotiating with them.
"No member of Boko haram captured by the military is under trail. Members of this federal government are on record for condemning the previous government for brutal murder of Boko haram members and condemning the retired Chief of Army Staff for zealous prosecution of the anti-terror campaign.
"Members of the sect who confess to a change of mind have been received along with their abducted female partners in the presidency and rehabilitation.
"The declaration of IPOB as a terrorist organization is in my view hurried, unfair, and not in conformity with the intendment of the law. Whereas, I am not completely in agreement with some of the methods of IPOB like it's inappropriate and divisive broadcast.
"The uncontested evidence given by the attorney General of the Federation in an interlocutory action claiming that IPOB attempted and or actually snatched guns from law enforcement agents are, if proven, merely criminal offences.
"They do not constitute enough evidence to meet international law definitions of a terrorist organization. The Igbo's in Nigeria feel the treatment of IPOB as unfair, discriminatory and overhanded.
"They see the move as an attempt to encourage a profiling of Igbo's in the international security arena."
Nwodo said.