The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Newsbreak reports.
In a recent statement signed by the Leader of MASSOB, Uchenna Madu, the pro-Biafra group said security situation in the southeast will only improve if Kanu is released. President Buhari is on a two-day working visit to Ebonyi State, starting from today.
“As President Muhammadu Buhari visits Ebonyi State, MASSOB reminds Mr President that only the release of IPOB leader will douse tension in the zone as well as restore a peaceful atmosphere to the entire country.
“MASSOB also reminds President Muhammadu Buhari that continuous detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody will only worsen the security challenges facing the country. It will also continue to affect the economy,” MASSOB’s statement reads in part.
Kanu was first arrested in 2015, but disappeared while on bail in April 2017. His social media posts during his absence and his Radio Biafra broadcasts outraged the government, which said they encouraged attacks on security forces.
Security agents produced him in court in Abuja on June 29, 2021, after detaining him in an undisclosed country. His lawyer alleged he was detained and mistreated in Kenya, though Kenya has denied involvement.
Kanu has filed charges alleging that he was illegally taken from Kenya and asking that he be repatriated to the United Kingdom.
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