Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has paid a visit to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
When released, the IPOB leader, according to the governor, will preach peace.
Soludo announced this in a Facebook post on Saturday night after visiting the IPOB leader.
He posted, “I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, (Friday, 13th May, 2022) to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East.
“He was in very high spirits and we had quality and frank discussion in a very convivial atmosphere. He expressed sadness over what he described as “sacrilegious killings” of innocent persons, kidnappings and all forms of criminalities, including the brutal enforcement of the senseless “sit at home” perpetuated by sundry groups claiming to be acting for or on behalf of IPOB.
“He assured that if the opportunity arises, he will be glad to personally broadcast to his followers to maintain the peace.
“Together, we shall restore peace, security and prosperity in Anambra and the Southeast.
“It is well indeed!”
Kanu, who is facing charges including treason, treasonable felony, terrorism, and illegal possession of firearms, allegedly jumped bail in 2017 and fled the country, only to resurface in Israel and then the United Kingdom.
In June 2021, the former London estate agent was arrested again. He was arrested in late 2015 after calling for the formation of a separate state for Biafra in South-East Nigeria.
He was re-arrested before a Federal High Court in Abuja and ordered to be detained by the DSS.Following the sudden appearance of Kanu in a Federal High Court in Abuja on June 29, 2021, the Attorney-General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami, SAN, at a press conference, stated that Kanu was “intercepted through the collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and Security Services”.
But Kanu’s legal team complained that beyond “the bland use of the word ‘interception’, neither the Attorney-General nor any other Nigerian official has explained how and where this infamous interception occurred or whether it occurred under the pertinent legal framework or not”.
