ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release his client before the 29 May inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
According to Ejimakor, releasing Kanu and other prisoners of conscience from the South-East before 29 May would end self-determination.
Ejimakor described the past eight years as a dark era for those agitating for self-determination.
He lamented that Mazi Kanu and those who agitated for Biafra were subjected to persecution and rendition.
His words: “Regardless of where you stand on self-determination, it’s regrettable that – for the past 8 years – those who demanded it were brutally persecuted and even renditioned.
“The only way to close this dark era is to free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu & all prisoners of conscience before May 29.”
It would be recalled that Kanu has been locked up by the Nigerian Government since June 2022 when he was subjected to extraordinary rendition from Kenya.
The IPOB leader was picked up in Kenya over his Biafra agitation.
However, as Nigeria prepares to exchange the baton of leadership, stakeholders have called for Kanu’s release before the Democracy day on 29 May.