A former Governor of Anambra State and Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Ezeife on Monday, stated that there is no an Igbo man in the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Security Council. An Appeal Court, in Abuja had on Thursday quashed the case of terrorism charges levelled against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, a decision that was translated to mean his likely immediate release from detention. However, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said Kanu had not been acquitted as there were other cases against him.
Buhari’s Security Council Decision On Nnamdi Kanu Incorrect, No Igbo Man Is Among Them – Ex-Governor EzeifeThe Security Council, which was presided over by Buhari, had said the government was considering the next step to take on the matter in due course.
However, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said Kanu had not been acquitted as there were other cases against him. It had noted that Kanu had not been acquitted though discharged of some issues in the cases against him.
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