Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has disclosed he is pushing for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in order to resolve the security issues in South East.
He reiterated that he was ready to stand as a surety for Kanu if the federal government is ready to release him.
Soludo stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
Nnamdi Kanu was re-arrested in Kenya and brought back to Nigeria in June 2021, after he jumped bail and fled abroad.
READ ALSO: Nnamdi Kanu: Nigeria’s Rule Of Law Damaged, There’s Nothing Like Democracy – Primate Ayodele
The Governor said he wrote to President Buhari requesting Kanu’s release, noting that the continued detention of the IPOB leader is behind some of the security issues in the South East.
Soludo has been clamouring for Kanu’s release since his arrest.
In November 2021, during during an election debate organized by the Arise Television, Soludo said the IPOB deserved to be heard.
“I am on record speaking, I visited Nnamdi Kanu in 2016 in Kuje prison, with prominent people to ask for his release in line with a court order.
“Dialogue is the best solution to the IPOB issue,” he said.