Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to engage President Bola Tinubu regarding the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Sowore made this known on Friday via his X handle following a meeting with Jonathan in Abuja. He said their discussion focused on the “urgent and compelling need” to resolve Kanu’s case “decisively and justly.”
Sowore stated, “Earlier today in Abuja, I met with former President @GEJonathan (Goodluck Jonathan) to discuss the continued incarceration of Mazi @NnamdiKanu. President Jonathan agreed that there is an urgent and compelling need to address this matter decisively and justly. I thank him sincerely for recognising the importance of resolving Kanu’s case in the interest of peace, fairness, and national healing. Particularly assuring was that he promised to meet @officialabat (President Bola Tinubu) to discuss this issue as soon as possible.”
He noted that Jonathan’s involvement adds to the growing list of Nigerians who have publicly called for justice in Kanu’s case. “A list that already includes ex-Vice President @atiku, Femi Falana SAN, Senator @ShehuSani, and many others across political and regional divides,” Sowore said.
The activist reaffirmed his demand for Kanu’s unconditional release, stressing that the IPOB leader “remains in detention today because he took up the just cause of confronting the long-standing issue of marginalisation in Nigeria.”
Sowore also called on political, cultural, and religious leaders such as Peter Obi, Chukwuma Soludo, Alex Otti, Francis Nwifuru, Peter Mbah, Hope Uzodinma, Oby Ezekwesili, and Ohanaeze Ndigbo President John Mbata to join the advocacy for Kanu’s freedom.
Nnamdi Kanu has been held in custody since 2021 after being re-arrested abroad and returned to Nigeria to face terrorism and treasonable felony charges. Despite several court rulings ordering his release or granting bail, the government has yet to comply.
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