Some senators from the South-east geo-political zone have met with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to seek his assistance in ensuring freedom for detained leader of the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The lawmakers, led by a former deputy governor of Abia state, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, had an audience with the AGF in his office in Abuja on Wednesday.
Speaking after the meeting, Abaribe said they visited the AGF to work on ways to ensure an end to Kanu’s trial and detention by exploring options outside the court process.
He said the visiting Senators handed a letter to the AGF for delivery to President Bola Tinubu converying their request for an out-of-court approach to resolving the case involving Kanu.
Abaribe lamented that the economy and social lives in the Southeast have continued to be negatively impacted by the Kanu case and his incarceration.
Abaribe said the peaceful and legitimate demand by Kanu has been hijacked by hoodlums and hardened criminals, resulting in wanton killings of innocent people, including security operatives.
The lawmaker said he met on Monday with Kanu, where he is being kept at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja, adding that Kanu has agreed to abide by any condition set for his release.
Abaribe was optimistic that once Kanu is released, the tension and troubles that have engulfed the Southeast geo-political zone since 2021 when Kanu has been in custody would come to an end.
He urged the AGF to convey their message to President Tinubu and for the AGF to use his position to terminate all charges brought against Kanu by the Federal Government.
Abaribe said virtually all political and religious leaders, including other stakeholders in the Southeast have unanimously agreed that Kanu be released for peace to return to the geo-political zone.
