Efforts to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have gained momentum with a recent visit by South-East traditional rulers and archbishops to his detention facility. This high-level meeting, held under a veil of secrecy, was facilitated by the region’s governors who have been in talks with the Federal Government to negotiate Kanu’s release.
Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimako, disclosed that the delegation’s visit aimed to persuade Kanu to accept the stringent conditions set by the Federal Government for his release.
Ejimako revealed that the emissaries are scheduled to meet with the South-East governors to relay the outcomes of their discussion with Kanu. Following this, the governors are expected to present Kanu’s stance to President Bola Tinubu in hopes of reaching an agreement.
Ejimako stated, “With particular reference to the intervention of South-East governors, myself and three high delegates from the Joint Body of Southeast Archbishops and Traditional Rulers met with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu yesterday at the DSS for over two hours.
“The delegation comprised of Archbishop Chibuzor Opoko, Archbishop David Onuoha, and Dr Uju Agomoh. The meeting was highly fruitful because it’s this body that is interfacing with SE governors on the matter of freeing Kanu and other issues pertinent to it.
“So, sequel to this meeting, the body, which is headed by His Royal Majesty, Dr Nnaemeka Achebe (Obi of Onitsha), will revert to South-East governors with what Nnamdi Kanu had said to them. It’s from that point that a meeting between President Tinubu and South-East governors is expected to materialise.”
Ejimako emphasised that his public campaign against Kanu’s continued detention and trial is grounded in standing judicial pronouncements and legal principles against his rendition, detention, and trial.
The involvement of high-ranking traditional and religious leaders highlights the significance of this issue within the South-East region and the concerted efforts being made to resolve it through dialogue and negotiation.
