Igbo leaders applaud Buhari for considering Nnamdi Kanu’s release from prison

Professor Ben Nwabueze, and some Igbo Leaders have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for considering the release of Nnamdi Kanu.

In a briefing with newsmen Buhari said he is considering Nnamdi Kanu's release because he want peace to remain in the country especially in the Eastern part of the country.

Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is currently facing treasonous charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

“​I applaud your decision to consider the release of Nnamdi Kanu not withstanding as you said in your statement, that granting the request will have great consequences,” Professor Nwabueze said in a statement on Saturday.

President Buhari on Friday had promised to consider releasing Kanu after meeting with a group of leaders from the South East under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats.

 

However, he described the request as “an extremely difficult demand on me as leader of this country” as it would mean interfering with the work of the judiciary.

“In the last six years, since I became President, nobody would say I have confronted or interfered in the work of the Judiciary,” the President said.

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