Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, leading a 15-member delegation from the Southeast region, briefed the press after a 30-minute meeting with Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, revealing that he had previously visited Nnamdi Kanu at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja to discuss the issue.
Senators from the Southeast region reiterated their passionate plea to President Bola Tinubu, requesting the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Biafran independence movement.
The appeal over Kanu’s plight was made through the AGF for onward passage to the presidency.
The former deputy governor of Abia state during the meeting expressed optimism that once Kanu is released, the tension and acrimonies engulfing Southeast region since he was clamped into DSS custody would become event of the past.
The lawmakers feared that unless Kanu is released, the social and economic activities in the zone will continue to be stagnant.
Addressing Judiciary Correspondents immediately after the closed door meeting, Abaribe who spoke on behalf of his colleagues lamented that the economy and social life in the Southeast had suffered enough due to the continued incarceration of the Biafra nation agitator.
Abaribe noted with grave concern that the peaceful demand of the detained IPOB leader had been hijacked by hoodlums and hardened criminals leading to wanton killings of innocent people, including security operatives.
The prominient lawmaker said, “Once Kanu is released, the tension and acrimonies engulfing the South East region since 2021 when he was clamped into DSS custody would become event of the past.” Senator Abaribe
“We pleaded with the AGF to convey our message to President Tinubu and for the AGF to use his position to terminate all charges brought against the IPOB leader by the federal government.
“Virtually all political leaders, religious leaders and stakeholders have unanimously agreed that Kanu be released for peace to bounce back to the region.”
Nnamdi Kanu, as you may recall, was rearrested in Kenya in 2021 by the federal government and subsequently extradited to Nigeria to face trial on charges related to terrorism.
Nnamdi Kanu has entered a plea of not guilty to the charges in the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Binta Nyako.
Following the court’s order, Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
