The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kanu, has visited the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in the detention of the Department of State Services.
The former Governor of Abia State undertook the visit at the Headquarters of the DSS in Abuja on Monday afternoon.
According to Kalu, his relationship with Kanu, whom he referred to as “my Brother”, dates back several years.
He said the bond became stronger when as Governor of Abia State he endorsed Kanu’s father, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu, as the traditional ruler of Akwara Ukwu.
Kalu, however, warned Kanu against those who are rooting for his back at home in the South East, but doing it in an “insane” manner.
He said: “I understand that Nnamdi has an insane amount of people rooting for his back home and I encouraged him to consider the consequences of certain actions and utterances for the sake of the same people.”
He added that though they share different ideologies, there was the need to consider the generality of Nigerians in actions to be taken.
He added: “Even though, my ideology and his ideology are totally different, God has made us brothers and we can’t run away from each other.
“I owe him and Nigerians good counseling….
“Whether he and his family listens to me or not, I will continue counseling him as I have always done in the past.
“What we need most is a peaceful and secured society.”
Tracing their relationship, Kalu said of Kanu and the visit: “This afternoon, I visited my brother, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu, in DSS custody, Abuja.
“I met him in good health and care and we discussed as ‘Umunne’.
“In 2001 when I was Governor, I made his father Eze Israel Okwu Kanu, traditional ruler of Akwara Ukwu and since then the family has been very close to me.”
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