The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said it will be an insult for him to plead with the federal government to release him.
This was disclosed in a statement released by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu’s counsel, the IPOB leader asked his lawyers to educate his followers on the judgment of the court appeal.
Kanu said a court of appeal verdict delivered on October 13, 2022, cleared him of all charges filed by the federal government.
The statement reads:
“There is no charge pending against Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before any court as of today.
Furthermore, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unequivocally stated that begging the federal government to release him at this point is an insult to the memory of the late Pa Mbazulike Amaechi, who despite his age and ll-health, repeatedly travelled from the south-east to Abuja to beg the Federal Government of Nigeria to honour his dying wish.
The request was treated with greatest disdain by the federal government and was also not honoured.
Thus, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is of the firm view that he does not need to beg the FGN to release him.
The Court of Appeal has already made a pronouncement in that regard and that pronouncement has remained sacrosanct till date,”
