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A lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Mr. Vincent Obetta, has said “there is nothing irregular” about the apology tendered by his client to President Muahammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and Igbo elders for his “uncomplimentary” comments against them.

Obetta was earlier quoted in online reports as denying that his client tendered such apology as exclusively reported by The PUNCH.

But the lawyer, in a statement which he sent to our correspondent on Thursday, explained that what he denied on behalf of his client was speculation that Kanu had written letters of apology to Buhari, Jonathan and Igbo elders.

He confirmed that Kanu tendered the apology in his statement to the Department of State Service on realising that some of the things he said against Buhari and others were uncomplimentary considering the culture and values of the African society.

He said, “I denied the ruse making the rounds that my client apologised via a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and some Igbo elders.

“I also challenged any reporter to forward to me a copy of the written letter addressed to the President et al. I still maintain my ground that my client Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not address any letter of apology whatsoever to Buhari, Jonathan and Igbo elders.

“However, I am aware that in the course of making his statements to the SSS (DSS), he acknowledged the fact that certain words he used on these persons/elders during his broadcast were ‘uncomplimentary’ considering the culture and values of the African society to which he belongs.

“He further stated that he might write a letter of apology to the President to express his regret over the use of such words on him. But up until this moment, such letter, to my knowledge, has not been written. And I challenge anybody that has a copy of such to make it public.”

The PUNCH had reported that Kanu in an October 23, 2015 statement which he made to the DSS, expressed regrets for referring to President Buhari, as a terrorist, evil and a paedophile in a broadcast on Radio Biafra.

The PUNCH had however reported that the 48-year-old pro-Biafra agitation leader, who has been in the custody of the DSS since his arrest in Lagos on October 14, 2015, was unapologetic in his statement about his demand for a Republic of Biafra.

Link: http://www.punchng.com/why-kanu-apologised-to-buhari-others-lawyer/

Cc: Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy.

Lawyer with their lies, well, na their work. I hope Kanu will be bold enough to swallow his pride and make a public apology to the President maybe PMB can consider him. With the look of things, Kanu, Dasuki and Zakzazy might groove PMB tenure with him inside inbox.

This is just the beginning when DSS is done with him, he will tattoo "I represent one Nigeria" in his body.

It's funny how someone sees the obvious and denies it and reinstates it again. This man is that someone.
Methinks he's confused on how to take up his case.

Silly Boy!! Now his senses are returning;

By d time he comes out of their, @ d mention of d name Biafra he will strt running

he should stay in his present apartment and stop talking or writing

Good

"Okenye anaghi a no n'ulo ewu a muo n'ogwa"


Nnamdi has succeeded in waking Igbos up to the grand conspiracy about them...the level playing ground GEJ offered the Igbo was to make them forget that they were the tribe Nigerians found a unity of purpose in making sport of but the coming of the President Buhari gave Igbos the needed hard reset!

Pls buhari shouldn't stop now oo....put in policies that'd strangulate the Igbo, pay off their elders to keep mum and show them they're all Igbos but you don't givva damn about them.
N'eleghianya, Fero na ndi Kemei megidere umu Israel ihnye dika nnu afo(1840-1440BC) mana mmegbu ahu bu ihe mubara ha mmekwa ka o nuo ha oku n'obi ipu Kemei.
Mgbe Moshe biara n'afo 1440BC,opupu ahu a buru ihnye dizi ire...ihe a bu otu nke Biāfra gādi

liar

After denying that Kanu apologised, he's now saying this.

“However, I am aware that in the course of making his statements to the SSS (DSS), he acknowledged the fact that certain words he used on these persons/elders during his broadcast were ‘uncomplimentary’ considering the culture and values of the African society to which he belongs."

I still doubt this news. But for the facts this was tender since 23rd of October 2015 and we are hearing it now, is what i don't understand what DSS and FG is trying to make out of it. Free the freedom fighter for God sake.

those shameless people will still believe that kanu their messiah never apologized. . I dey laff o

TonyeBarcanista:
After denying that Kanu apologised, he's now saying this.

Please call up those IPOB touts to come tell us that the lawyer isn't Igbo.
After begging them to mind their choice of word, they refused but director is regretting using such words.
Let them tell us it was under duress because they were there with Kanu but his lawyer has said it all.

Shame on all the iPod touts asking for video evidence of the apology. Instead of them to seek restitution, they rely on grandstanding and blackmail which has repeatedly failed them at every turn.

Imagine the embarrassing excuse this charge and bail lawyer is giving, after his lame attempt at denying Kanu's statement of regret was blown to pieces, saying that the apology letter to Buhari written while under DSS custody was addressed to the DSS...

Was the apology letter to Buhari supposed to be addressed to NIPOST? Jokers.

Yeske2:
Please call up those IPOB touts to come tell us that the lawyer isn't Igbo.
After begging them to mind their choice of word, they refused but director is regretting using such words.
Let them tell us it was under duress because they were there with Kanu but his lawyer has said it all.

After refusing to caution him when he was making those uncomplimentary and inappropriate statements, they still refused to encourage him to seek for forgiveness.

This Kanu will soon find out that he is already in deep shiit. That's if he has not found that out already.

By the time he spends a year in custody of DSS he will understand that freedom of expression has limit just like any other form of freedom.

When we say not all educated people are literate in the true sense of it, some people think say na lie. Kanu is a typical example of an educated illiterate.

Ipork see the life wey unah dey live, you enjoy fooling yourselves now cook up new lies to explain away your mumundi cowmu foolery.


Ipork be like: we won't accept this DSS conducted the interview.

hollywater:
I still doubt this news. But for the facts this was tender since 23rd of October 2015 and we are hearing it now, is what i don't understand what DSS and FG is trying to make out of it. Free the freedom fighter for God sake.

FG is just starting with him. It would serve Ipork to consider begging before the full course of the meal is served.

TonyeBarcanista:

After refusing to caution him when he was making those uncomplimentary and inappropriate statements, they still refused to encourage him to seek for forgiveness.

I tire o.

hollywater:
I still doubt this news. But for the facts this was tender since 23rd of October 2015 and we are hearing it now, is what i don't understand what DSS and FG is trying to make out of it. Free the freedom fighter for God sake.

His lawyer confirmed your fears, so?

If the lawyer have been there with him in detention, he wouldn't have denied in the first place, you think say dss detention be like your normal room and parlour... this is the place where you'll see your Mama wey you go dey call am papa...

TonyeBarcanista:
After denying that Kanu apologised, he's now saying this.

Wetin be your problem with Biafra thread, you keeping on masturbating on any thread that has Biafra mentioned. You believe in one Nigeria why not follow them and enjoy it and Bleep of from thread doing with Biafra.

BrokenTV:

Wetin be your problem with Biafra thread, you keeping on masturbating on any thread that has Biafra mentioned. You believe in one Nigeria why not follow them and enjoy it and Bleep of from thread doing with Biafra.

Shey na me be DSS wey arrest Kanu abi na me be the prosecutors? Na me tell am to de misyarn? Am I opposing Biafra?

TonyeBarcanista:
Shey na me be DSS wey arrest Kanu abi na me be the prosecutors? Na me tell am to de misyarn? Am I opposing Biafra?

Abeg comot for road your hypocrisy knows no bound, your hypocrisy stinks.

madridguy:
Lawyer with their lies, well, na their work. I hope Kanu will be bold enough to swallow his pride and make a public apology to the President maybe PMB can consider him. With the look of things, Kanu, Dasuki and Zakzazy might groove PMB tenure with him inside inbox.

Kanu DID NOT apologize. Keep writing apology fake letters and forging kanu's signatures. No moral victory for you until you call a press conference and get kanu apologize publicly, which is impossible.

All the people that pushed this poor dude necessitating his grandiose delusion are still not satisfied with how far they've misguided him. Now that his coming back to his premorbid state prior to sanity you guys still want him deluded. He apologized, you denied it. You said you want video evidence. Now that his lawyer has accepted his writing a letter yet they said he should have addressed it to the president and posted it through NIPOST. Did Iyabo Obasanjo post her then open letter? The director even signed it plus his hand writing as shown by Sahara Reporters yet you guys won't allow him be. You guys are the problem of this guy. You hailed him to make hate comment (the viral video) until he landed in prison. I'm sure he his regretting his action now yet you guys are still inserting thoughts in him.
Thank God our Director is thinking. Buhari should pls not take this thing personal. He has learnt his lesson. Justice with merci biko.

Apology may come in the form of verbal or non verbal whatever way he did it he has tender an apology.

TonyeBarcanista:
After denying that Kanu apologised, he's now saying this.

Its so shameful that a supposedly 'most learned man' will publicly deny a fact without first verifying the claims and later come out to accept that his client only tendered apology in his statement to the DSS. Well, what else should we expect from a 'charge and bail' lawyer?

All still remains 'apology' no matter the form it takes. Kanu and his father should hide their heads in shame for the earlier denial.

shekina

anticabal1:


Kanu DID NOT apologize. Keep writing apology fake letters and forging kanu's signatures. No moral victory for you until you call a press conference and get kanu apologize publicly, which is impossible.

Keep deceiving yourself, i guess you've been with Kanu all through since he's been detained.
His lawyer said he regretted his use of language, letter or not, he regretted.
Let it rest.

Do igbo people have respect in their cultural make up? The only thing they respect is money- so? I also thought he didn't apologise? This lawyer self. This guy is a criminal and must be so treated as a criminal. Treason is the charge and the law must take it cause - that's all

uboma:



Its so shameful that a supposedly 'most learned man' will publicly deny a fact without first verifying the claims and later come out to accept that his client only tendered apology in his statement to the DSS. Well, what else should we expect from a 'charge and bail' lawyer?

All still remains 'apology' no matter the form it takes. Kanu and his father should hide their heads in shame for the earlier denial.

fact!