PHOTOS: Soludo visits Nnamdi Kanu in detention to discuss insecurity in south-east
Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra state, on Friday, visited Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in detention.
The governor, who posted pictures of the meeting on his Facebook page on Saturday, said they discussed the sit-at-home protests and killings in the south-east.
“I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, (Friday, 13th May, 2022) to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East,” the governor wrote.
“He was in very high spirits and we had quality and frank discussion in a very convivial atmosphere. He expressed sadness over what he described as “sacrilegious killings” of innocent persons, kidnappings and all forms of criminalities, including the brutal enforcement of the senseless “sit at home” perpetuated by sundry groups claiming to be acting for or on behalf of IPOB.
“He assured that if the opportunity arises, he will be glad to personally broadcast to his followers to maintain the peace.”
Soludo had, in April 2022, called on the federal government to speed up the trial of Kanu so he may be convicted or freed instead of being kept “in indefinite detention”.
Kanu is standing trial on a 15-count charge bordering on treasonable felony, eight of which were recently struck out by a federal high court in Abuja.
See below photos from Soludo’s meeting with Kanu.
HE WILL SUFFER FOR BRINGING KILLINGS TO IGBO LAND, ANY PRESIDENT THAT WILL FREE HIM WILL RESIGN OF FACE COUP.SIMON EKPA KILLED MORE THAN 1000 IGBOS AND HIDE IN FINLAND KIDNAPPING IGBOS AND INSULTING ELDERS OF ALL NIGERIA. WE HATE DIVISION AND HATE SPEECH, WE IGBOS STAND WITH ONE NIGERIA, WE DON’T WANT WAR ANYMORE, WE DEMAND GOVERNMENT AND WORLD TO ARREST SIMON EKPA THAT LIVE IN FINLAND COMMITTING ATROCITIES IN NIGERIA AND OUTSIDE WORLD , HIS GROUPS CALLED AUTOPILOT TERRORIST GROUP BEHEADING INNOCENT PEOPLE AND MILITARY WORLD WIDE.