leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed regret for referring to President Muhammadu Buhari as a terrorist, evil and a paedophile in his radio broadcasts.


Kanu, who has been charged along with two others by the Federal Government before a Federal High Court in Abuja on six counts of treason and other ancillary offences, said he intended to write a private letter to Buhari to express his apology to the President.

He also apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Igbo elders for “some uncomplimentary things” he said about them.

The 48-year-old pro-Biafran agitation leader, who is, however, unapologetic about his demand for a Republic of Biafra, has been in the custody of the Department of State Services since his arrest in Lagos on October 14, 2015.

He tendered the apology for his comment against Buhari and others in a statement which he made to the DSS on October 23.

The prosecution, in its summary of the case, alleged that in one of the radio broadcasts by Kanu on August 1, 2015, he expressed his resolve to actualise the Republic of Biafra and “cast aspersions on the person and the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.

The statement read in part, “Reference to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a terrorist, evil and a paedophile is regrettable and uncalled for and for that, I unreservedly apologise and will be doing so in a private letter to the President.

“Before PMB (President Muhammadu Buhari) there was the administration of Goodluck Jonathan. I also said uncomplimentary things about him and Igbo elders as well, which I now recognise should not have happened because it is un-African to be rude or insolent to elders.

“All I was trying to do is to draw attention to the problems afflicting society and something done about them.”

Kanu, who described himself as a Nigerian and a British citizen, justified his agitation for a Biafra Republic.

He said IPOB’s secessionist agenda was informed by the “incessant hardship, lack of holistic development in the socio-economic landscape of Nigeria, lack of youth employment, corruption in high offices and economic regression.”

He added that the agitation by IPOB, which, according to him, was founded in London in 2012 by a group of people from the South-South and South-East regions of the country, was in line with the United Nations Charter on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ratified by African countries, including Nigeria.

In contrast to the counts of managing and assisting in the management of an unlawful society preferred against Kanu and two others, the Radio Biafra founder stated that IPOB, which the prosecution described as unlawful, was registered with the UN to pursue the rights of the people of Biafra.

He stated, “I can confirm that I, Nnamdi Kanu, is the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra worldwide as a legitimately and duly registered body at the United Nations pursuing the rights of a specific indigenous people, in this case, Biafra, to seek self determination according to the said charter.

“The reason for the formation of the Indigenous People of Biafra is to avail those referring to themselves as Biafrans the opportunity made available as a result of the United Nations declaration to seek the peaceful rebirth of Biafra in line with international law.”

Kanu, who is a son of a traditional ruler in Abia State, Sir I.O. Kanu, said he operated Radio Biafra, whose programmes “are designed to wake up the public from its slumber and address the issues of the time” because of his belief in free speech and freedom of expression.

He explained that the intended Biafra Republic comprised Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states as well the Igbanke part of Edo State; Igala part of Kogi State and Idoma/Igede part of Edo State.

Apart from Kanu, one of the two other defendants in the six counts filed by the Federal Government is a Field Maintenance Engineer, David Nwawuisi, charged with the responsibility of maintaining MTN masts in Enugu State.

The other defendant, Benjamin Madubugwu, was said to be living in the Ubilisiuzo, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, where he allegedly received custody of a container, housing transmitters, from Kanu.

On December 23 during the accused persons’ appearance in court for their scheduled arraignment, Kanu refused to take his plea due to what he called his lack of confidence in the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed.

The judge promptly returned the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for reassignment to another judge and the three accused persons were returned to the custody of the Department of State Services.

The fresh charges were filed against the three men barely 24 hours after Justice Adeniyi Ademola, in a ruling on Kanu’s bail application on December 17, ordered his unconditional release from DSS custody having been detained for about two months without any valid charges filed against him.

The PUNCH had reported that the Federal Government had alleged that transmitters for Radio Biafra, spreading secessionist agenda for carving out Biafra region from Nigeria, were found to be installed on MTN masts in Enugu and Anambra states between April and May 2015.

No new date has been fixed for the arraignment of the accused.

Source: saharareporters.com/2015/12/29/biafra-ipob-leader-kanu-apologizes-buhari-jonathan-igbo-elders

. could this be true or did they put a gun on his head? lol the dude is tired

Hmmm

FTC....

is he supposed to apologize to the head of the zoo?

It can't be.....put a verifiable source....infact, for me to believe this, those people who regretted calling buhari names must be shown on National TV begging and saying so

Source?

Op why your source con dey suspicious?

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Mynd44 this is a duplication of thread.

Op Good morning. abeg put egg sauce make we enjoy ur dish

Why won't he apologize

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His sentence should be reduced to 20 Years since he has shown remorse.

Heavy propaganda! How did he
apologize? Through his lawyer whom he has been refused adequate counsel in DSS custody? Where is the written statement and where did he sign? The only thing i can believe Kanu said is the one he said to everybody's hearing in court, Like "I have no confidence in this court". Any other thing claimed by anybody is unbelievable especially when it comes from daura's DSS and lands on Anti- Biafran newspapers like The nation and punch. These are pure lies.

saharareporters.com/2015/12/29/biafra-ipob-leader-kanu-apologizes-buhari-jonathan-igbo-elders

Nnamdi kanu: the nightmare of yor.uba race,at the mention of his name the oduduwa race bows and tremble

hardywaltz:
Why won't he apologize

I thought yoruba papers said he was caught with PROSTITUTES on Oct 17? .com/biafrans-kick-as-sss-arrests-nnamdi-kanu-inside-lagos-hotel/
How did the number reduce to just one PROSTITUTE now?
thenationonlineng.net/how-biafra-radio-chief-kanu-was-arrested-by-dss/
If you want to lie always have a good memory- Judge Judy

hardywaltz:
Why won't he apologize

I thought yoruba papers said he was caught with PROSTITUTES on Oct 17? .com/biafrans-kick-as-sss-arrests-nnamdi-kanu-inside-lagos-hotel/
How did the number reduce to just one PROSTITUTE now?
thenationonlineng.net/how-biafra-radio-chief-kanu-was-arrested-by-dss/
If you want to lie always have a good memory- Judge Judy

This man funny sha with him end time apology

hardywaltz:
Why won't he apologize

photoshoppinson.

hardywaltz:
Why won't he apologize

So you are to this daft. My kid bro on waking up from sleep will know that this is a photoshop pic that they are trying to use to blackmail him

Incorruptible:


So you are to this daft. My kid bro on waking up from sleep will know that this is a photoshop pic that they are trying to use to blackmail him

If you don't know how far yorubas can go to hate, you are still sleeping on bike. yorubas are worse than hausas. forget their sheepish smiles.

Lol

Hahahahahah

Nnamdi Kanu has finally bowed to hisYoruba and Hausa zoo keepers and Masters.

I guess he became tired of eating half-cooked beans and getting fvcked by boko haram detainees.

The dude doesn't want to spend new year in DSS cell. He knows that will mean a bad 2016 for him.

If he actually wrote down this statement,then he's on a long thing.

http://www.punchng.com/biafra-kanu-apologises-to-buhari-jonathan-igbo-elders/

TonyeBarcanista:
This man funny sha with him end time apology

Bastar.d, Your rants ends online, inconsequential Idio.t .

TonyeBarcanista:
This man funny sha with him end time apology

end of the year apology

FKO81:

Bastar.d, Your rants ends online, inconsequential Idio.t .

where does your own rant end? If you want to hate tonyebarcanista for telling your ibo brothers not to come and steal their land, we will love him for doing that.

Hahahahahahhahahahahaha. I just pity those fools that died during the so called IPOB protest.