South-East senators to meet AGF over Nnamdi Kanu’s release

• Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe will lead his colleagues at the upper legislative chamber in the visit to the nation’s chief law officer

As part of efforts to secure the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), major political actors and stakeholders from Nigeria’s South-East region will be meeting with the Federal Government.

The governors of the region had met on Tuesday and they discussed how to secure the release of the embattled separatist.

Also, the chances of Kanu regaining his freedom in the near future have also received a boost after senators from the region announced that they will be meeting with the federal government.

The senators will today, Wednesday, July 3, hold a crucial parley with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to make a case for Kanu’s release.

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe will lead his colleagues at the upper legislative chamber in the visit to the nation’s chief law officer.

During the visit, the lawmakers are expected to convey their plea for Kanu’s release to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through the AGF.

According to DAILY POST, the parley would be held at the Conference Hall of the AGF at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja by 10 am.

A source familiar with the matter said that the meeting is a follow up to an earlier request made by about 50 House of Representatives members seeking forgiveness for Kanu.

Uchenna Awom, a Special Assistant on media to Senator Abaribe confirmed the new move to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.

It would be recalled that on June 23, about 50 members of the House of Representatives had begged President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Kanu.

The federal lawmakers, who identified themselves as “Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East”, asked Tinubu to direct the AGF to invoke Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution to terminate criminal charges against Kanu and release him.

Similarly, Obi Aguocha, a House of Representatives member representing Ikwuano, Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency, had sought the support of former President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of Kanu.

Aguocha, who visited Buhari on Saturday at his country home in Daura, Katsina, was said to have apologised on behalf of Kanu for his “missteps and ill gestures”.

The lawmaker was also said to have argued that a political resolution would address the concerns of the aggrieved parties and promote unity within the country in respect of Kanu’s matter.

DAILY POST reports that apart from making a case for the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Abaribe team would also persuade the Federal Government through the AGF to drop the terrorism charges against Kanu.