Family Thanks Buhari, Nigerians Over Kanu’s Release
Category: Nigerian National News
Mr Israel Kanu, the father of the pro-Biafra activist, Nnamdi Kanu,
has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and other Nigerians over the
release of his son.
He
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Umuahia that he
was grateful to “well-meaning Nigerians for their prayers and support’’
during Nnamdi’s incarceration.
He added that he was amazed by the
goodwill and show of solidarity by Nigerians, especially the pro-Biafra
groups, which, he said, “stood by us for the period my son was
detained.’’
He said that he was particularly grateful to God that
the court acquitted his son of all the charges, including treasonable
felony, brought against him.
“My family and the entire people of
Afara Ukwu are happy over the release of our son and we shall continue
to thank God and Nigerians for this happy event,’’ Kanu said.
The
traditional ruler commended the judiciary for proving to be the hope of
the common man, saying, “the judiciary applied wisdom in discharging and
acquitting my son.’
He called on the pro-Biafra groups to go about their agitation peacefully and without confrontation to the government.
In
a related development, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) also hailed the
president ‘for listening to the pleas of Ndigbo and progressive
Nigerians.’
In a statement made available to NAN, OYC said that
Kanu’s release had doused the tension generated by his detention, adding
that the development had spared Nigeria of another security challenge.
The
statement was signed by the National President and Secretary of the
organisation, Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Nnabuike Okwu respectively.
It said that Kanu’s release would go a long way to restore the confidence of Ndigbo in Buhari’s Administration.
“Having
released Kanu, the Federal Government should go further and address all
the other grievances of the pro-Biafra agitators,’’ the statement said.
According to OYC, the agitators were only protesting against the marginalisation and injustices being meted against Ndigbo.
It
cited the poor state of federal roads in the South- East, abandonment
of the Enugu coal mine for over 43 years, non-inclusion of Abia and Imo
youths in the Niger Delta Amnesty deal, among others as instances of
marginalization of Ndigbo.
On his part, the Secretary of the
Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Uchenna Madu, described the
release of its leader as ‘triumph over injustice, suppression,
oppression and subjugation of IPOB.’
NAN reports that the IPOB
leader was arrested and detained for allegedly running Radio Biafra, an
offence considered treasonable.
(NAN)
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