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| Kanu salutes his supporters |
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of dialogue with the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government in the absence of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB insists that Kanu, detained since his arrest last October, must be unconditionally released before any meaningful discussion could hold.
According to the separatist group, the continued detention of Kanu was an act of impunity and disrespect for the Nigerian constitution, Punch writes.
“For Buhari to continue to keep Kanu in custody after a court of competent jurisdiction had granted him (Kanu) bail is enough corruption.”
While insisting that their leader would never betray his supporters and the Biafra cause, they advised the FG to stop wasting their time with unrealistic hopes of dialogue under the present arrangement.
“They don’t know this man called Nnamdi Kanu. They can’t intimidate Kanu by dumping him in prison. He can’t beg anybody for his freedom.
A statement in Awka by their spokesman Emma Powerful read in part, “Instead of our leader to renounce Biafra, he would renounce Nigeria publicly, mark our words.
“We are not after securing bail for our leader; we are after his freedom, and freedom for the people of Biafra.
“Even a child born today knows that any attempt to tamper with Nnamdi Kanu’s life will bring about catastrophic consequences.”
“Should anything happen to Kanu, Somalia will be a paradise, compared to what will happen in Nigeria.
“We are not asking for anything short of his immediate and unconditional release, as ordered by an Abuja Federal High Court.”
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