Ume, who called for a political solution in the matter, urged President Tinubu to use his good offices towards Kanu’s release as part of the efforts to restore peace in the South east.
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He said this in a statement by his counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, who visited him in the detention facility of the Department of State Services.
Kalu made the appeal while addressing the press after the inaugural meeting of the House of Representatives committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC) at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
In a statement, Afenifere described Kanu as a political detainee, condemning his continued detention as unjustifiable.
Kanu’s demand was outlined in a statement on Wednesday by his lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, after a routine meeting with Kanu at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility in Abuja.
Concerned Igbo Ministers gave the position in an open letter to the Governors.
The younger brother of the detained Biafra agitator, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, alluded to the pact in a statement he issued on Thursday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the matter, which was fixed for Monday, could not proceed because Justice Ekwo was on an official engagement.
The former President and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with the governors on their own invitation to discuss regional development issues, and the purported plan release of Kanu by the federal government was not part of it.
Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment on Monday, offered the reason for the dismissal of the case by the IPOB leader.
Recall that Kanu sued the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service for N1 billion in damages for alleged rights violations.
It was learnt that the purpose of the visit was to seek Buhari’s intervention for a political solution to Kanu’s detention.
The request of the lawmakers was contained in a three-page letter to Tinubu, which was dated June 19, 2024.
Kanu, speaking through his lead counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, that he would seek the negotiation under Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act.
The National President of the OYC, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, said this in a statement he issued on Sunday.
Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, on Monday filed Form 49 at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
The Military had fingered IPOB in the killing of the soldiers on Thursday at a checkpoint and burnt two patrol vehicles.
The proscribed group, led by detained Nnamdi Kanu, made the demand in a statement it issued to the media on Friday.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential poll spoke in a statement on Friday.
Kanu, in the brief of argument dated May 28 but filed May 29 by his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, prayed the Court of Appeal, Abuja to set aside the trial court’s decision.