Onetime governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, on Thursday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
The former CBN governor, while speaking during the presentation of a book entitled, ‘The Politics of Biafra and the Future of Nigeria,’ in Abuja, noted that Kanu was not popular until security agents arrested him last year.

Recalling how Chief Obafemi Awolowo was imprisoned for treason in the 1960s and how that endeared him to the Yoruba, Soludo said Kanu’s prolonged detention would make him a hero or a martyr, which would not stop the current agitation for Biafra.


Soludo warned that if the embattled Director of Radio Biafra was not released, his detention could be used as a campaign tool in 2019, just as the pardoning of Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu was used by Shehu Shagari to gain support in the 1980s.

The Department of States Services, DSS, had late last year arrested Kanu in Lagos.

Following his arrest, the Federal Government charged the embattled IPOB leader alongside two others, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, for treasonable felony.

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Buhari is arrogantly making him a Hero

Soludo I so much respect your opinion but on this one I beg to disagree.

Nnamdi Kanu must be released unconditionally not just a ploy to ensure a smooth 2019 election

I will comment when dz hits Fp

This man most be high on something I don't know.
What relevance will South East vote has on someone to be Nigeria President?
2015 election have exposed them.

Am sure not my Charles soludo

looks like soludo is warming up for 2019 if this news is true, I hope all his files are tidy sha!

I'm sure Ipob will celebrate Nnamdi one year anniversary of been imprisoned cause it's almost a year down..

Hahahahahahaha , how will south east or Nnamdi Kanu stop APC from winning 2019 elections? Lol, u igbos never voted for him in 2015. 2015 elections exposed and proved that APC can do with or without ur vote, after all, ur people still thinks APC IS AN Islamic party, so we no dey expect una vote, And Kanu will still remain in prison till eternity.

he should be released and as for 2019 he is not smelling our votes

kingteaser619:
he should be released and as for 2019 he is not smelling our votes

Lol, ur vote was never needed but APC still won 2015 election, it won't be needed this time too. Ur region is SH-IT politically, ur 5 landlocked erosion enclave is not relevant politically.

victorvezx:
Hahahahahahaha , how will south east or Nnamdi Kanu stop APC from winning 2019 elections? Lol, u igbos never voted for him in 2015. 2015 elections exposed and proved that APC can do with or without ur vote, after all, ur people still thinks APC IS AN Islamic party, so we no dey expect una vote, the north is enough to swallow the east. But Kanu will still remain in prison till eternity.

Did you wake up from the wrong side of the mat? (Cos am sure that you can't afford a bed)

ejilife:
Did you wake up from the wrong side of the mat? (Cos am sure that you can't afford a bed)

Truth hurts