'We must end insecurity in the South-east and we need Nnamdi Kanu to be around.'
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has appealed to the Nigerian government to “unconditionally and immediately” release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra .
“I am making a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally. If he cannot be released unconditionally, I want him released to me and I will stand surety for him,” he said. “But this issue of insecurity cannot be well addressed without bringing to the table the key players in this matter,” Mr Soludo added.
In May, the governor visited the IPOB leader at the facility of Nigeria’s secret police, State Security Service, in Abuja, explaining that the visit was part of his “wider consultations with critical stakeholders” to ensure lasting peace and security in the South-east.Mr Kanu was first arrested in October 2015, but granted bail in April 2017 on health grounds.
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on 13 October, held that the IPOB leader was extra-ordinarily renditioned to Nigeria and that the action was a flagrant violation of the country’s extradition treaty and also a breach of his fundamental human rights. The government, through the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, appealed the court ruling and subsequently obtained an order staying execution of the court judgement at the Supreme Court.
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