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And this is political how? 😶

SeeWahala:
∆ But wait oh . . . Are you in this same nigeria with me today?

Look at this one.. people who aren't Nigerians at all are much more informed about the problems of Nigeria and its every regions. The ones most aloof in all are Nigerians in Nigeria who swallow any tripe fed them by their many so-called leaders

SeeWahala:
■ See, if you can't drop the weed in between your fingers for a minute before engaging me in a discussion on this forum I suggest you develop temporary blindness whenever you run into my posts around here :-\

The one who is everlastingly blind here is your person. Look around you in the South East and you will find that it looks no different from the North East, North West, or even the South West. The only saving grace for the people is the millions of dollars of remittance from people in the diaspora that keep people believing they are better than the rest.

Your so-called leaders are criminals, politicians either already looting your futures or looking for ways to get their share of the pie. The same thing you will find in every other region in Nigeria today.

Goodvibes007:
■ He was first arrested in 2015 on treason and terrorism charges. While out on bail, Kanu fled the country.

It has been 3 years since his second arrest in 2021 and if you read through the 2015 Administration of Criminal Justice Act, you are bound to find that the case is not going according to prescribed in your very constitution. For reasons best known to them and not your Constitution, the judiciary is playing a political game with this case which should not be the case at all.

SeeWahala:
■ Leave me and my movie and face facts. Will all these your rants make them release him?
■ What the unknown gunmen, politicians and courts can't do on ground is what you feel you can do with your nairaland post?

Will any of your movies cause your Biafra to come to fruition in your lifetime?

2. No be for this same Nairaland you dey they post these mental delusions of yours which defy the reality of things on the ground in Nigeria? We all know that even in your Biafra heaven, it is the same band of crooks in charge right now as well as the budding ones will still fill up the ranks in your many regional bullsheets and the same zombified populace will also sit back whining without doing anything about it all. So, why are you busy blowing smoke up your arse for?

SeeWahala:
I don't want him released. Let them hold him very well. Let them keep him in their custody. Let them bathe and feed him properly and give him enough rest. Biafra will come and he will be released as Mandela Was released when his people finally became free. Biafra didn't start with him and it surely wouldn't end with him until it is realized Nnamdi kanu is a drop in an ocean. If they want to keep him as a trophy then by all means let them knock themselves out

Nonsense!

See this one dey act movie for inside him head. The man should be released because the Constitution demands his release if the government is unable to prove a case against him. It has been three years and still nothing! Simple and done!

otipoju:
■ All this epistle no dey work for Nigeria. He was arrested for calling for the destruction of Nigeria. And it is on record that he incited people to destroy public property in Lagos during the Endsars protest. Kanu's detention or release has no effect on my life. I could care less. I am just telling you why he would be this willing to take whatever offer the government gives him to get out of jail. Simple.
■ Buhari is no longer the president. Tinubu is more reasonable and would garner political goodwill in the east for releasing Kanu. Kanu would be offered a lot of money as well to keep the east calm. The governors would have identified with Kanu and would have political goodwill for making his release possible. It's a win win for everyone.

1. Of course, it can't work when the citizenry are not interested in having a non-biased justice system as is expected in a democracy. Na action movie for all of una. Na only if and when the problem reaches una door una go cry foul!

2. At least you admit that this isn't about justice but all about politics, something a democratic system should distance itself from if it is to thrive! What can be more anti-democratic than that?

otipoju:
■ No Kanu was arrested for his own crime...but while in detention, Ekpa has taken over and is making money off Kanus detention. So Kanu will rather take any condition to regain his freedom and regain his leadership of the IPOB and get money himself and access to his wife's body again. Especially as Buhari is no longer in power. But if he comes out and start making trouble, I am sure he will not get a third chance again to go to prison

Una too dey like to pretend everything for Nigeria na movie /action movie for una forgetting the fact that all scripts(regardless of genre) must play out according to the Constitution to be considered lawful. That is what a democratic system of government thrives on.

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
▢ Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
▶ in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
▶ by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;
▶ for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;
▶ in the case of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years for the purpose of his education or welfare;
▶ in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or the protection of the community; or
▶ for the purpose of preventing the unlawful entry of any person into Nigeria or of effecting the expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating thereto:
[color=#990099]Provided that a person who is charged with an offence and who has been detained in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.[/color]
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall have the right to remain silent or avoid answering any question until after consultation with a legal practitioner or any other person of his own choice.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained in accordance with subsection (1) (c) of this section shall be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time, and if he is not tried within a period of -
▶ two months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who is in custody or is not entitled to bail; or
▶ three months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who has been released on bail, he shall (without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him) be released either unconditionally or upon such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears for trial at a later date.
▢ In subsection (4) of this section, the expression "a reasonable time" means -
▶ in the case of an arrest or detention in any place where there is a court of competent jurisdiction within a radius of forty kilometres, a period of one day; and
▶ in any other case, a period of two days or such longer period as in the circumstances may be considered by the court to be reasonable.
▢ Any person who is unlawfully arrested or detained shall be entitled to compensation and public apology from the appropriate authority or person; and in this subsection, "the appropriate authority or person" means an authority or person specified by law.
▢ Nothing in this section shall be construed -
▶ in relation to subsection (4) of this section, as applying in the case of a person arrested or detained upon reasonable suspicion of having committed a capital offence; and
▶ as invalidating any law by reason only that it authorises the detention for a period not exceeding three months of a member of the armed forces of the federation or a member of the Nigeria Police Force in execution of a sentence imposed by an officer of the armed forces of the Federation or of the Nigeria police force, in respect of an offence punishable by such detention of which he has been found guilty.
More: https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-35

CyrusVI:
■ Then your comment is needless since it doesn't apply to u. I pity those doing Arbitrage now

It is needed information.

Ever8090:
if they want to keep him for hundred years nothing will still happen, only empty chest beating and killing of innocent igbos the south east will continue which no one cares anyway as long as the killings remain within the region just as Boko haram is doing in the north

This is why Nigeria remains the way it has in the hands of these criminals who continue to weave confusion across the many regions.

otipoju:
■ This agreement by him is more about reducing the mounting influence of Sam Ekpa that is using his case to cash out big time. A case of no more monkey dey work, baboon dey chop.

Is Nnamdi Kanu Sam Ekpa? Why illegally detain one man for the supposed crimes of another though?

Tareq1105:
■ Did Nnamdi Kanu respect the constitution when he directed his miscreants in Lagos to burn down Lagos BRT buses and properties of Tinubu?

He did this? But how come the Nigerian government has yet to even charge him in that instance? Think carefully about this, will you? Why does your government refuse to obey the very constitution under which the government is meant to operate?

Abbeytoy:
■ Your leaders are the ones asking for pardon and not me.
■ He was not illegally detained but under trial.
■ The last time he was released on bail, he jumped bail before he was rearrested and I believe that's what the government is guiding against... They don't want some army to attack him again and use that excuse to run away.

1. I don't have any leaders so I have no clue what you are talking about at all.

2. Interesting claim! Under what condition does your Constitution state that a citizen of Nigeria can be detained and for how long can such a detainment go on for?

3. He jumped bail? What evidence do you have or has been given to this effect to date?

ABUJA, May 20 (Reuters) - A Nigerian judge denied separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu bail for the second time in two months on Monday and also dismissed his application to be moved to prison from custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), a security agency.
Kanu, a British citizen who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, was first arrested in 2015 but disappeared from Nigeria while on bail in 2017.
He was subsequently arrested in Kenya in 2021 and charged in Nigeria with seven counts of terrorism. Kanu has pleaded not guilty.
Kanu denied breaching his 2017 bail terms, saying he escaped for his life after soldiers invaded his ancestral home in the southern Nigerian state of Abia.
Judge Binta Murtala Nyako, who denied Kanu bail in March, said she found out as a fact that Kanu jumped bail granted him in 2017. "You have an option of appeal. Please exercise your right of appeal," the judge said. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-judge-denies-separatist-leader-kanu-bail-second-time-2024-05-20

Again, let's pay clear attention to what the Constitution says.

blasterman:
■ Abiola had High Blood Pressure and he was denied access to his drugs thus he died of heart attack. No go dey formulate story

Abiola's arrest happened under military rule. We are talking here of an arrest made under a democratic government that ought to respect the Constitution first and foremost no matter what.

Ijaya123:
■ Can you tell us which authority ordered for his release legally?

Must an authority really do that for the rights of a citizen to be respected though?

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
▢ Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
▶ in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
▶ by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;
▶ for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;
▶ in the case of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years for the purpose of his education or welfare;
▶ in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or the protection of the community; or
▶ for the purpose of preventing the unlawful entry of any person into Nigeria or of effecting the expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating thereto:
[color=#990099]Provided that a person who is charged with an offence and who has been detained in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.[/color]
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall have the right to remain silent or avoid answering any question until after consultation with a legal practitioner or any other person of his own choice.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained in accordance with subsection (1) (c) of this section shall be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time, and if he is not tried within a period of -
▶ two months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who is in custody or is not entitled to bail; or
▶ three months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who has been released on bail, he shall (without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him) be released either unconditionally or upon such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears for trial at a later date.
▢ In subsection (4) of this section, the expression "a reasonable time" means -
▶ in the case of an arrest or detention in any place where there is a court of competent jurisdiction within a radius of forty kilometres, a period of one day; and
▶ in any other case, a period of two days or such longer period as in the circumstances may be considered by the court to be reasonable.
▢ Any person who is unlawfully arrested or detained shall be entitled to compensation and public apology from the appropriate authority or person; and in this subsection, "the appropriate authority or person" means an authority or person specified by law.
▢ Nothing in this section shall be construed -
▶ in relation to subsection (4) of this section, as applying in the case of a person arrested or detained upon reasonable suspicion of having committed a capital offence; and
▶ as invalidating any law by reason only that it authorises the detention for a period not exceeding three months of a member of the armed forces of the federation or a member of the Nigeria Police Force in execution of a sentence imposed by an officer of the armed forces of the Federation or of the Nigeria police force, in respect of an offence punishable by such detention of which he has been found guilty.
More: https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-35

Abbeytoy:
■ According to the document in circulation, Nnamdi Kanu was indeed illegally detained against court rule for just some days until supreme court rule against him and that was during Buhari's tenure. But right now, he was legally detained.
I don't have anything against him or anyone, I just prefer he get the right justice than pardon and be subjected to the government tools.

Pardon for what? Currently, your government has yet to convict him of any actual crimes that require his detention. if anyone needs to be pardoned in this case, it is your government for illegally detaining the man. The ones in contempt of your very Law in Nigeria are your own government here. So?

bixton:
■ What will happen to those in the SE killed by those whom he instigated to ensure the sit at home is enforced?

If you want justice for them then seek it by way of the law, not call for the blatant violation of your very own Constitution in order to arrive at what you then pretend would be justice to your private taste.

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
▢ Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
▶ in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
▶ by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;
▶ for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;
▶ in the case of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years for the purpose of his education or welfare;
▶ in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or the protection of the community; or
▶ for the purpose of preventing the unlawful entry of any person into Nigeria or of effecting the expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating thereto:
[color=#990099]Provided that a person who is charged with an offence and who has been detained in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.[/color]
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall have the right to remain silent or avoid answering any question until after consultation with a legal practitioner or any other person of his own choice.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained in accordance with subsection (1) (c) of this section shall be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time, and if he is not tried within a period of -
▶ two months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who is in custody or is not entitled to bail; or
▶ three months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who has been released on bail, he shall (without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him) be released either unconditionally or upon such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears for trial at a later date.
▢ In subsection (4) of this section, the expression "a reasonable time" means -
▶ in the case of an arrest or detention in any place where there is a court of competent jurisdiction within a radius of forty kilometres, a period of one day; and
▶ in any other case, a period of two days or such longer period as in the circumstances may be considered by the court to be reasonable.
▢ Any person who is unlawfully arrested or detained shall be entitled to compensation and public apology from the appropriate authority or person; and in this subsection, "the appropriate authority or person" means an authority or person specified by law.
▢ Nothing in this section shall be construed -
▶ in relation to subsection (4) of this section, as applying in the case of a person arrested or detained upon reasonable suspicion of having committed a capital offence; and
▶ as invalidating any law by reason only that it authorises the detention for a period not exceeding three months of a member of the armed forces of the federation or a member of the Nigeria Police Force in execution of a sentence imposed by an officer of the armed forces of the Federation or of the Nigeria police force, in respect of an offence punishable by such detention of which he has been found guilty.
More: https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-35

Abbeytoy:
Nnamdi Kanu should not be released on pardon, but fast-track the court judgment to determine if he's guilty or not. I hate when I was being pitied instead of getting justice on my own... I don't know for others sha

They are not trying to get justice; all your government has done to date has been to illegally detain a Nigerian citizen, against the Nigerian Constitution.

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
▢ Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
▶ in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
▶ by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;
▶ for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;
▶ in the case of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years for the purpose of his education or welfare;
▶ in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or the protection of the community; or
▶ for the purpose of preventing the unlawful entry of any person into Nigeria or of effecting the expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating thereto:
[color=#990099]Provided that a person who is charged with an offence and who has been detained in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.[/color]
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall have the right to remain silent or avoid answering any question until after consultation with a legal practitioner or any other person of his own choice.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained in accordance with subsection (1) (c) of this section shall be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time, and if he is not tried within a period of -
▶ two months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who is in custody or is not entitled to bail; or
▶ three months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who has been released on bail, he shall (without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him) be released either unconditionally or upon such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears for trial at a later date.
▢ In subsection (4) of this section, the expression "a reasonable time" means -
▶ in the case of an arrest or detention in any place where there is a court of competent jurisdiction within a radius of forty kilometres, a period of one day; and
▶ in any other case, a period of two days or such longer period as in the circumstances may be considered by the court to be reasonable.
▢ Any person who is unlawfully arrested or detained shall be entitled to compensation and public apology from the appropriate authority or person; and in this subsection, "the appropriate authority or person" means an authority or person specified by law.
▢ Nothing in this section shall be construed -
▶ in relation to subsection (4) of this section, as applying in the case of a person arrested or detained upon reasonable suspicion of having committed a capital offence; and
▶ as invalidating any law by reason only that it authorises the detention for a period not exceeding three months of a member of the armed forces of the federation or a member of the Nigeria Police Force in execution of a sentence imposed by an officer of the armed forces of the Federation or of the Nigeria police force, in respect of an offence punishable by such detention of which he has been found guilty.
More: https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-35

sparko1:
■ So the case is not in court? lol! I think the point you wanted to make is, his crime doesn't warrant treason, but you will be wrong. I don't have time for this, whatever you think, he is still in DSS cell, and there's nothing that will change that, I mean he is lucky, if in other country, they would have handed him to the army he so despised and ordered to be killed by his minors, all this story of fundamental human rights will be stories for the gods.

Being in court is one thing; being in detention is something else entirely. If you read the law, a person on trial does not need to be in detention during all of that. He can equally come from home to his case when he needs to be especially since he has, to date, not been formally charged with any actual crimes requiring his detention.

Again, you cannot call for illegal acts to be used in the process of obtaining justice. That is counterintuitive and only serves to belittle your very constitution. Even criminals have rights... yes, it is stated in your constitution that every Nigerian has rights that ought to be respected. This man has yet to be convicted of any actual crimes; his rights ought to be respected the same as yours.

Seun362:
■ Okay then, let the country keep retrogressing with their #OneNigeria.

If Nigeria continues to retrogress it equally means the future of your region also continues to regress with it. Your tribe/ethnic group which you pretend to care so much more will continue to lose out on opportunities to advance itself and move forward with the rest of the world. That is like drinking poison pretending you harm others by doing so. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Ojuntana:
■ Reps and Senators can't impeach the Gov. They can attempt to impeach the president though but there's no guarantee of success.
You need the civic education more.

Visit Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
More: https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-188

Seun362:
■ We once had Regional Government in the past and that was Nigeria"s best years. Without Regional Government, Nigeria's potential will not be optimally harnessed.
■ Their are a lot of sleeping giants in some parts of the country which only the reintroduction of Regional Government can only bring them awake.

Stop trying to console yourself with stories of yesteryears. Ask yourself instead why Nigerians never fought to retain that old regional governmental system. Then maybe you begin to see for yourself that even they did not like it enough to want to hold on to it.

2. Sleeping giants? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Aren't you too old for fairytales? Wake the fk up. Anyone who has refused to stand up at the local level today is not a sleeping giant but a predator/opportunist waiting for the opportunity to pillage and rape the people where he/she is unable to in this current set up. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ojuntana:
■ A gov can't be recalled

A Governor can be impeached. Recall Senators and Reps first, then install those who would go in to impeach the Governor as the first order of the day or risk kissing goodbye to their political careers as well. This is civic education 101 which is missing from the Nigerian curriculum.

Seun362:
■ No, the solution to Nigeria is separation or at least Regional Government. Nothing good can actually come out this union.

How many parts you go divide the country into abeg? Anything less than 250 different parts since there are about 250 different ethnic groups in Nigeria, will be a waste of time since all the same band of crooks in charge as well as the budding ones will still fill up the ranks in your many regional bullsheet and the same zombified populace will also sit back whining without doing anything about it all.

Start now at least waking your own people the fk up so that if and when you get your regional government it will not be a replay of the very same. Na una children go suffer am still!

sparko1:
■ Very funny, next time try and read, children everywhere.
UNITED STATES
In 1794 Philip Vigol and John Mitchell were convicted of treason for their part in the Whiskey Rebellion and sentenced to death. Both were pardoned by President George Washington. Six years later, John Fries, the leader of the eponymous rebellion, was convicted of the same offense; he also received a pardon, from John Adams. Aaron Burr was rather famously acquitted in 1807. In April of 1862, William Bruce Mumford was found guilty of treason after removing an American flag planted by Union Marines atop a mint in New Orleans. Mumford was hanged. During this period, the states also occasionally secured convictions for treason.
You can help yourself to some education. [url]https://theweek.com/articles/869173/brief-history-treason-united-states [/url]

The problem with a lot of you is you argue from a point of established blindness/ignorance of the kind that seems incurable. In the cases you mentioned, it is clearly indicated that those men were found guilty of crimes against the people. Kanu has, even after several years, not been charged with any crimes requiring his current detention. He has yet to be convicted on even the terrorism charges that were formerly dismissed, since December 2023, so what are you arguing for Pete's sake?

https://apnews.com/article/nnamdi-kanu-supreme-court-ipob-51a637e9f77fc14d49322ee52ef5a0b8

You blind ignoramuses are the reason that country continues to fail even your own generation. You call for illegal acts against those whom you conveniently set yourselves again all while whining about how your elected leaders(including the ones who rigged themselves into office) continue to flout your very constitution without abandon.

sparko1:
■ Young man, no government on earth will allow his shenanigans, even the UK or US, not to talk of Russian, he will be dead a long time. The next time you want to quote Constitution, just remember interpretation matters a lot.

You lie! Those countries you mentioned would have been under fire from their people if they attempted to illegally detain a citizen for crimes they are clearly unable to charge them with. Open your Constitution and realize that if you as an individual disregard your constitution, you inadvertently demise your democracy. I live abroad and we don't tolerate that kind of nonsense from our government no matter the reason. If there is no charge within 48 hours, the person has to be released until enough evidence if gathered to the contrary.

emapeteum:
■ The person hates a terrorist, not south-east, who is responsible for the killings of innocent souls. Think deeply before dishing out a sensational statement.

Nigeria has not been able to charge him with terrorism to date making his detention and illegal one.

OGHENAOGIE:
■ what are the terms? If it doesn't include renouncing ipob and im stoping the nonsense at radio Biafra disband that rag tag army then it's nonsense

Terms? Do you ever pay attention to your constitution at all? The Constitution prohibits detention of this kind. This man has not been charged with any crime to date so why do you accept your Nigerian government flaunting your very constitution in even this case?

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
▢ Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
▶ in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
▶ by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;
▶ for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;
▶ in the case of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years for the purpose of his education or welfare;
▶ in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or the protection of the community; or
▶ for the purpose of preventing the unlawful entry of any person into Nigeria or of effecting the expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating thereto:
[color=#990099]Provided that a person who is charged with an offence and who has been detained in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.[/color]
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall have the right to remain silent or avoid answering any question until after consultation with a legal practitioner or any other person of his own choice.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained in accordance with subsection (1) (c) of this section shall be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time, and if he is not tried within a period of -
▶ two months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who is in custody or is not entitled to bail; or
▶ three months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who has been released on bail, he shall (without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him) be released either unconditionally or upon such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears for trial at a later date.
▢ In subsection (4) of this section, the expression "a reasonable time" means -
▶ in the case of an arrest or detention in any place where there is a court of competent jurisdiction within a radius of forty kilometres, a period of one day; and
▶ in any other case, a period of two days or such longer period as in the circumstances may be considered by the court to be reasonable.
▢ Any person who is unlawfully arrested or detained shall be entitled to compensation and public apology from the appropriate authority or person; and in this subsection, "the appropriate authority or person" means an authority or person specified by law.
▢ Nothing in this section shall be construed -
▶ in relation to subsection (4) of this section, as applying in the case of a person arrested or detained upon reasonable suspicion of having committed a capital offence; and
▶ as invalidating any law by reason only that it authorises the detention for a period not exceeding three months of a member of the armed forces of the federation or a member of the Nigeria Police Force in execution of a sentence imposed by an officer of the armed forces of the Federation or of the Nigeria police force, in respect of an offence punishable by such detention of which he has been found guilty.
More: https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-35

It seems Nigerians don't even realize that they are part of the problem that is Nigeria today. Calling for unconstitutional action against a citizen while demanding your law be respected by the many politicians you set over yourselves... isn't this what is clearly a contradiction?

Quest7777:
■ Anybody who is still not in support of his release, even after agreeing to Govt terms, harbours hatred for the SE region.

Not merely hatred for the man but also hatred for Nigeria as this man's detention is clearly unconstitutional and the government knows this but refuses to abide because the people of Nigeria are themselves majorly lawless zombies.

Carlylepneuma:
The question here is wt were the terms FG gave him? Senators /Reps collaborating to release Cownu, reminds me of the movie Extraction II... The Villain made all of this politicians who are doing all they could to get him out.. It's the least they could do... My theory...

Why would you ask such a ridiculous question knowing that your FG as is has severely violated the rights of a Nigerian citizen?

sparko1:
■ Killing him will only make him martyr, how do you think he will feel after been released, if he eventually get the chance and leave Nigeria, he will definitely keep to himself.

Keep to himself how? If he not a human being that should be free to express himself? Look, if you check your constitution well, you all have the right, including the man, to express yourselves. That you have allowed the criminals in office to convince you otherwise is a reflection of how gullible and seriously damaged you lot are.

Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
▢ Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
▶ in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
▶ by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;
▶ for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;
▶ in the case of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years for the purpose of his education or welfare;
▶ in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or the protection of the community; or
▶ for the purpose of preventing the unlawful entry of any person into Nigeria or of effecting the expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating thereto:
[color=#990099]Provided that a person who is charged with an offence and who has been detained in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.[/color]
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall have the right to remain silent or avoid answering any question until after consultation with a legal practitioner or any other person of his own choice.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.
▢ Any person who is arrested or detained in accordance with subsection (1) (c) of this section shall be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time, and if he is not tried within a period of -
▶ two months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who is in custody or is not entitled to bail; or
▶ three months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who has been released on bail, he shall (without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him) be released either unconditionally or upon such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears for trial at a later date.
▢ In subsection (4) of this section, the expression "a reasonable time" means -
▶ in the case of an arrest or detention in any place where there is a court of competent jurisdiction within a radius of forty kilometres, a period of one day; and
▶ in any other case, a period of two days or such longer period as in the circumstances may be considered by the court to be reasonable.
▢ Any person who is unlawfully arrested or detained shall be entitled to compensation and public apology from the appropriate authority or person; and in this subsection, "the appropriate authority or person" means an authority or person specified by law.
▢ Nothing in this section shall be construed -
▶ in relation to subsection (4) of this section, as applying in the case of a person arrested or detained upon reasonable suspicion of having committed a capital offence; and
▶ as invalidating any law by reason only that it authorises the detention for a period not exceeding three months of a member of the armed forces of the federation or a member of the Nigeria Police Force in execution of a sentence imposed by an officer of the armed forces of the Federation or of the Nigeria police force, in respect of an offence punishable by such detention of which he has been found guilty.
More: https://jurist.ng/constitution/sec-35

What your government has done is against the very Constitution of Nigeria. Those hailing it for this criminality show how depraved they have become.

Paraman:
As for me, I think the government shouldn't release Kanu. Setting him free will only make other terrorist like Ekpa, Boko Haram, Bandits and other terrorist groups like IPOB wreck more destruction

The man should be released because he has committed no known crime. The other terrorists in the east should be arrested and tried, along with all the criminal politicians in the country who are equally terrorists - economic terrorists that have destroyed Nigeria to date. Of course, we all know that will not happen because the Nigerian people, including the southeasterners, are simply docile zombies with no bone to do the needful which is to call their government, beginning at the local, to order.