After Meeting with President Bola Tinubu in the state house, Asari Dokubo has said that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is a criminal and should not be released.
His release would fuel impunity; during EndSars, Nnamdi Kanu was walking free. What did he do? He poured petrol on the flames of EndSars. Now, he has been caught. What of the people who have died? This is a criminal. He should face the law.
Kanu, who is standing trial for terrorism, has been in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his re-arrest in 2021.
President Muhammadu Buhari had resisted the pressure to release Kanu, but with the entry of a new government, fresh calls are being made for the IPOB leader’s release.
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State had pleaded that Kanu should be set free when met with President Bola Tinubu, he added that the release of Kanu would strengthen the faith of the people of south-east region.
Dokubo, during a press interaction said Kalu should be made to face the law.
“Releasing Nnamdi Kanu is rewarding criminality and rewarding gruesome murder of innocent people. He should face the law for the actions and instigations he has carried out,” he said.