I Won’t Beg FG For My Release – Nnamdi Kanu Vows

By - LagosCityReporters 29 August 2023 Comments (0) 2 Mins Read

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has told the federal government that he would never beg for his freedom after being cleared by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja.

The IPOB leader, in a letter dated August 25, 2023, and signed by his lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, said begging for his freedom at this point would be an insult to the memory of the late Pa Mbazulike Amechi, who had in his old age repeatedly travelled from the South-East to Abuja, to beg the federal government for his release as a dying wish— a wish the government never fulfilled.

Kanu, in the letter titled “Update on our routine visit to our indefatigable client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, at the Headquarters of the State Security Services, Abuja, where he is still being illegally and unconstitutionally detained in solitary confinement,” noted that he won’t beg the federal government because the Appeal Court has already made a pronouncement and it’s still sacrosanct.

He said, “Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu used the opportunity offered by the visit to extend his heartfelt gratitude to all people of good conscience and groups calling for his release. He, however, observed that many people may not have understood the peculiarity of his case but proceeded to urge us to clarify that he has been effectively and validly discharged by the judgment of the Court of Appeal, delivered October 13, 2022, which said judgment also prohibited his further trial and detention. Therefore, there is no charge pending against Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before any court as of today.

“Furthermore, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unequivocally stated that begging the Federal Government to release him at this point is an insult to the memory of late Pa Mbazulike Amaechi, who, despite his age and ill health, repeatedly travelled from the South-East to Abuja, begging the Federal Government of Nigeria, to honour his dying wish, which request was treated with greatest disdain by the Federal Government, and was also not honoured.