NIGERIA: FG Set to Release Nnamdi Kanu as IPOB Leader Agrees to Government Conditions

BY: CHIOMA MADONNA NDUKWU

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody after he agreed to comply with the government’s conditions.

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South, disclosed this development following a meeting between South-East Senators and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi. The prolonged detention of Kanu has been linked to increased insecurity in the South-East.

Efforts from South-East governors and 50 House of Representatives members have also been directed at securing Kanu’s release, advocating for the termination of his terrorism-related charges. Kanu, who has been in DSS custody since June 2021 following his re-arrest, continues to face a complex legal battle.

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