₦airaland Forum

The Abia State House of Assembly has formally written to President Bola Tinubu to appeal for the unconditional release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

The appeal follows a resolution passed by the House on November 10, describing Kanu’s prolonged detention as a matter of urgent public importance.

Meanwhile, Kanu has filed a N50 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) for allegedly submitting a false medical report in his terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The Abia assembly resolution, moved by the Deputy Speaker Austin Meregini (Umuahia East State Constituency), urged Tinubu to invoke Section 174(c) of the Constitution, which empowers the Attorney-General of the Federation to enter a nolle prosequi and terminate criminal proceedings before judgement is delivered.

The House also cited the recent presidential pardon granted by Tinubu as a precedent for compassionate intervention. In the open letter to the President, the 24-member House highlighted Kanu’s detention history, noting that he was first arrested in 2015 and detained for over two years before being granted bail.

Kanu later fled Nigeria following a military invasion of his home, which reportedly resulted in multiple deaths. In 2021, he was transferred from Kenya to Nigeria, an act the House described as a violation of his rights and international law.

The letter appealed to Tinubu to consider Kanu’s release as a gesture of goodwill, stressing that it could contribute to peace, stability and national reconciliation in the South-East.

The House described the release as a constructive political measure that aligns with the President’s vision for a united and prosperous Nigeria. The open letter was signed by all 24 members of the Assembly, including the Speaker.


Kanu, in his fresh suit at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, also sought an order compelling the NMA to conduct a proper, independent medical examination of him by competent specialists not connected with the defendants in the instant suit.

The IPOB leader sued as defendants the NMA, its president, Bala Audi, and members of the team that issued the medical report, including medical doctors Benjamin Egbon, Prof Emem Abraham, Ajibare Adeola, Temitope Farombi, Sunday Owolade, Mustapha Salihu, Yarima Yusuf, Nwosu Ekeoma and Benjamin Olowojebutu.

The suit, marked CV/4584/25 and filed on November 12 by lawyer Maxwell Opara, was made available to journalists on Saturday. The disputed medical report, which is at the heart of the new lawsuit, prompted Judge James Omotosho, who oversees Kanu’s terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja, to declare him medically fit to continue facing prosecution last month.

Kanu, who is standing trial on terrorism charges over his secessionist activities calling for the independence of Nigeria’s Igbo-dominated South-East and some parts of the neighbouring states as Biafra, has been in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) in Abuja since June 2021.

The Nigerian government accused him in the case of carrying out terrorist activities, including broadcasting threats and inciting violence and killings in the region, to achieve the secessionist goal.


https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/abia-assembly-writes-tinubu-seeks-kanus-unconditional-release/

Letter writing is within anybody’s rights.

But reading letters and acting on them is not guaranteed!

Where's the letter they wrote when Kanu was saying all the rubbish hate-filled, inciteful rethorics ⁉️ Where's the letter whey wrote when Kanu called Igbos fuels, claimed all Igbo girls were prostitutes and that Buhari a sitting president was dead and buried in Mecca and a clone was impersonating him⁉️

Well more ink to their pens cos they still have many more letters to write which would Kanu will use as tissue paper in kuje prison shalanga.

Ndi eriri eri

Abia state should take custody of him and sign peace pact with him so everyone will rest

LottiOk:
Where's the letter they wrote when Kanu was saying all the rubbish hate-filled, inciteful rethorics ⁉️ Where's the letter whey wrote when Kanu called Igbos fuels, claimed all Igbo girls were prostitutes and that Buhari a sitting president was dead and buried in Mecca and a clone was impersonating him⁉️

Well more ink to their pens cos they still have many more letters to write which would Kanu will use as tissue paper in kuje prison shalanga.

Ndi eriri eri

VDM, oba of Lagos, onanuga, Tinubu wife, primate oladele have said worse things why are they free

No be these ones that were breaking beer bottles on each others head over sharing formula for Otti's loot he gave them for passing the budget?

Kanu is a terrorist, he should face the court

God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.


We love you so much

Lol. Tinubu should halt a legal criminal trial, now under severe global purview especially after Ekpa bagged 5 years in prison, to then tell Kanu he can go home a free man?

When will these people stop exposing themselves to the world as entirely lawless, unreasonable and narcissistic?

kettykin:
VDM, oba of Lagos, onanuga, Tinubu wife, primate oladele have said worse things why are they free

In 2014 at the World Igbo Congress, Kanu solicited for funds from the ibos in diaspora, which he said would be used purchase weapons needed to wage war against Nigeria. This was recorded in video and has been used as an evidence against him by the prosecution counsel in Court.

Now tell me how/when VDM, Tinubu's wife etc threatened to burn down Nigeria as Nnamdi Kanj does in his numerous hate filled Radio Biafra broadcast. A threat he actually made good by the setting up of ESN/UGM, a terrorist gang that had k!lled, k!dnapped, r♤ped hundreds of ibos in iboland

Did any of the people you mentioned threaten to kill anyone and it came to pass⁉️

Did any of them tell their followers to kill anyone on live radio and YouTube posts⁉️

Did anyone of them say their tribesmen were fools and their tribes women were prostitutes ⁉️

Did anyone of them claim that he would decapitate a sitting president or that the president died and was replaced with a clone⁉️

I know you won't answer truthfully but if you still have a conscience then you should have small Shame for yourself defending that lunatic Kanu.

kettykin:
VDM, oba of Lagos, onanuga, Tinubu wife, primate oladele have said worse things why are they free

Tell him to mention the quotes that those individuals made that is worst than what Kanu spewed and watch him vomit 🤮 rubbish inanities that don't even relate to threats.

The damage kanu's hate-filled rethorics has done to the mentality of most Igbos will be very hard to undo and is unfortunately passed on to the next generation as Truth instead of lies.

I weep for my fellow Igbos who never accepted those illogical false narratives Kanu was dishing out cos we are forced to witness how it has come to define our people as gullible folks who can be easily manipulated by anyone once he claims he's doing it to get them Biafra.

Jakpon:
In 2014 at the World Igbo Congress, Kanu solicited for funds from the ibos in diaspora, which he said would be used purchase weapons needed to wage war against Nigeria. This was recorded in video and has been used as an evidence against him by the prosecution counsel in Court.

Now tell me how/when VDM, Tinubu's wife etc threatened to burn down Nigeria as Nnamdi Kanj does in his numerous hate filled Radio Biafra broadcast. A threat he actually made good by the setting up of ESN/UGM, a terrorist gang that had k!lled, k!dnapped, r♤ped hundreds of ibos in iboland

Jakpon:
In 2014 at the World Igbo Congress, Kanu solicited for funds from the ibos in diaspora, which he said would be used purchase weapons needed to wage war against Nigeria. This was recorded in video and has been used as an evidence against him by the prosecution counsel in Court.

Now tell me how/when VDM, Tinubu's wife etc threatened to burn down Nigeria as Nnamdi Kanj does in his numerous hate filled Radio Biafra broadcast. A threat he actually made good by the setting up of ESN/UGM, a terrorist gang that had k!lled, k!dnapped, r♤ped hundreds of ibos in iboland

The fund was to buy weapons for ESN to keep the east from Fulani herdsmen and Bandits. Tinubu’s wife vowed to invoke the gods of Lagos against igbos, oba of Lagos vowed to drown igbos who vote against abode in lagoon, Mc oluomo told igbos to come and vote at risk to their lived. If ESN set up by Nnamdi Kanu killed, kidnapped and rated several igbos then just as the north is signing peace pacts with fulani herdsmen and Bandits, the east should sign peace pacts with ipob ,ESN and others

kettykin:
The fund was to buy weapons for ESN to keep the east from Fulani herdsmen and Bandits. Tinubu’s wife vowed to invoke the gods of Lagos against igbos, oba of Lagos vowed to drown igbos who vote against abode in lagoon, Mc oluomo told igbos to come and vote at risk to their lived. If ESN set up by Nnamdi Kanu killed, kidnapped and rated several igbos then just as the north is signing peace pacts with fulani herdsmen and Bandits, the east should sign peace pacts with ipob ,ESN and others

Why don't you guys just declare independence already and leave?

You know nobody's going to stop you if you just stick to your five states.

DomPerignon:
Why don't you guys just declare independence already and leave?

You know nobody's going to stop you if you just stick to your five states.

What an astonishing, crass, and inexcusable waste of national time.

And the problem, It’s coming from a region that already holds the presidency, the chief justice, the DG DSS, the deputy DG DSS, the Chief of Defence Staff, and an entire constellation of political and non-political power centers.
if the president himself drafted a bill for secession tomorrow, who exactly would rise like Nnamdi Azikiwe to resist it? After gripping the executive, dominating the National Assembly, and sitting atop the judiciary, you still have the audacity the blind gall to tell the Igbo people to go with their 5 state and agitate for Biafra. This hypocrisy is radioactive. Like we go with 5 states and leaver our people in Rivers, Delta , Cross river and Akwa-Ibom to you? As the new colonial master or what ?

That's Niger delta has now become war loot for a war that was fought and dusted in the meeting rooms of Europe

kettykin:
What an astonishing, crass, and inexcusable waste of national time.

And the problem, It’s coming from a region that already holds the presidency, the chief justice, the DG DSS, the deputy DG DSS, the Chief of Defence Staff, and an entire constellation of political and non-political power centers.
if the president himself drafted a bill for secession tomorrow, who exactly would rise like Nnamdi Azikiwe to resist it? After gripping the executive, dominating the National Assembly, and sitting atop the judiciary, you still have the audacity the blind gall to tell the Igbo people to go with their 5 state and agitate for Biafra. This hypocrisy is radioactive. Like we go with 5 states and leaver our people in Rivers, Delta , Cross river and Akwa-Ibom to you? As the new colonial master or what ?

That's Niger delta has now become war loot for a war that was fought and dusted in the meeting rooms of Europe

Which of your people are in Delta , Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Rivers?

And why you no.include the ones in Benue and Edo? Oh , they don't have oyel.

Perhaps, they used the ink of Amadioha to write the letter

DomPerignon:
Why don't you guys just declare independence already and leave?

You know nobody's going to stop you if you just stick to your five states.

Which independence again. Sit at home for 2 years is what? It's just for them to relocate back home and continue governing themselves

November 2025 is sacrosanct!
All this noise by Nnamdi Kanu is just distractionary smoke and mirrors.
I trust Justice James Omotosho to remain focused with eyes on the ball. The IPOB sympathisers are free to open gazillions of threads on Nairaland.com. it wouldn't change the eventual verdict!

Goosethetruth:
November 2025 is sacrosanct!
All this noise by Nnamdi Kanu is just distractiony smoke and mirrors.
I trust Justice James Omotosho to remain focused with eyes on the ball. The IPOB sympathisers are free to open gazillions of threads on Nairaland.com. it wouldn't change the eventual verdict!

Nnamdi Kanu has been in detention 5 years, and Nigeria has only gotten worse on every index in that 5 years. You people are waiting for November 2025 as if whatever verdict of Omotosho will be will improve anything

In the meantime, many girls have been abducted by bandits, a Brigadier has been executed, terrorists are discussing peace deals, and you guys are waiting for verdict of Nnamdi Kanu who has been in detention 5 years?

I laugh in Chinese 😆 🤣 😂 😹

gidgiddy:
Nnamdi Kanu has been in detention 5 years, and Nigeria has only gotten worse on every index in that 5 years. You people are waiting for November 2025 as if whatever verdict of Omotosho will be will improve anything

In the meantime, many girls have been abducted by bandits, a Brigadier has been executed, terrorists are discussing peace deals, and you guys are waiting for verdict of Nnamdi Kanu who has been in detention 5 years?

I laugh in Chinese 😆 🤣 😂 😹

I repeat, 20th November 2025 remains sacrosanct for the troubler of the Nigerian nation.
In the meantime,you,Gidgiddy are free to open as many threads as your fingers allow you to on Nairaland.com. Unfortunately for you and your cohorts in enabling terror, it does not and will not change the ultimate and final verdict!!!

So until November 20th 2025 you are free to drape yourself and your cohorts in as much grandeur delusion as you desire. 😁😁😁😁

With what is going on up north,I still don't want to believe that some southerners want Nnamdi kanu jailed or killed. No matter how much you hate the guts of an igbo man, north entirely has gone rogue and we southerners should learn to protect our own no matter the level of division down here in the south. North is clearly preparing a wa.r against the entire south and people down here don't want to leave tribalism and use their head

Now is the time for everyone to be conservative, protect your own at all cost, That's why I don't blame the yorubas who are sticking out with tinubu despite the glaring failures of his administration, you guys should ensure tinubu returns to the aso rock in 2027 even though I am not going to vote for him or anything related to APC

Nigeria is heading to the rock and this is a matter of how many months left

Goosethetruth:
I repeat, 20th November 2025 remains sacrosanct for the troubler of the Nigerian nation.
In the meantime,you,Gidgiddy are free to open as many threads as your fingers allow you to on Nairaland.com. Unfortunately for you and your cohorts in enabling terror, it does not and will not change the ultimate and final verdict!!!

So until November 20th 2025 you are free to drape yourself and your cohorts in as much grandeur delusion as you desire. 😁😁😁😁

Yes we know you APC people dont care about insecurity, that's why you people have been talking nonsense for the last 5 years Kanu has been in DSS custody and insecurity only got worse. November 20 will come and go, whatever verdict Omotosho gives, insecurity carries on getting worse

25 girls have been abducted in Kebbi, Nigeria has been designated a country of interest, a Brigadier and his men have been executed, bandits are roaming everywhere collecting peace deal, millions are in IDP camps, five thousand Boko haram have been released this year, herdsmen are wasting people in Benue, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe.

But you people only care if Nnamdi Kanu who has been in jail for 5 years will be given more jail time

They claim IPOB had killed Igbos in SouthEast. But the same Igbos are now telling DRUGGIE to release MNK that he never committed any crime.

Kanu is safe where he is. Nigerians are safe with him in the loving hands of DSS

gidgiddy:
Yes we know you APC people dont care about insecurity, that's why you people have been talking nonsense for the last 5 years Kanu has been in DSS custody and insecurity only got worse. November 20 will come and go, whatever verdict Omotosho gives, insecurity carries on getting worse

25 girls have been abducted in Kebbi, Nigeria has been designated a country of interest, a Brigadier and his men have been executed, bandits are roaming everywhere collecting peace deal, millions are in IDP camps, five thousand Boko haram have been released this year, herdsmen are wasting people in Benue, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe.

But you people only care if Nnamdi Kanu who has been in jail for 5 years will be given more jail time

APC people indeed.....
So anyone opposed to all forms of terrorism and enabling of terror is labelled an APC person in your small mind?

The worst kind of defence is WHAT-ABOUT-ISM.which unfortunately is the go to defence mechanism of IPOB and it's rag tag members like you gidgiddy. This is just arrogance of your ignorance.
As for myself I am opposed to ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM AND TERRORIST ACTIVITY, be it in the North or South of the Nigerian federation. In my humble opinion the only good terrorist is a dead one!

Once again I repeat 20th November 2025 is a sacrosanct date to face justice for the father of terrorism in Nigeria. It is the date that we will know if the government represented by the judicial arm is ready to end terrorism in Nigeria. We await the verdict!!!