Don’t Inherit Buhari’s Flagrant Violation Of The Rule Of Law And Release Nnamdi Kanu – Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer

Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu not to carry on former President Muhammadu Buhari’s egregious disregard for the law.

Shortly after Tinubu was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, Ejimakor posted this on Twitter.

Kanu’s attorney urgently requested that Tinubu release the IPOB leader from the Department of State Services’ (DSS) detention, urging him to avoid making the same mistakes as his predecessor.

Ejimakor wrote, “Dear President Bola Tinubu: I have an urgent request: Free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, today or tomorrow. Don’t drag it. Don’t inherit Buhari’s misguided animus, hubris and his infamous disdain for the rule of law and for Ndigbo. Chart your own path. Thank you, sir!”

Kanu has been in detention since June 2021, and the government arraigned him on a terrorism charge.

However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja struck out the terrorism charge filed against Kanu. The appellate court held that Kanu’s extradition from Kenya to Nigeria to stand trial was illegal.