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By Emmanuel Adeleke
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the fight to make Biafra a reality cannot be subdued.
Kanu stated this through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, on Tuesday.
Ejimakor via a post on his Twitter page, wrote: “Personal Message from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu: “I deeply appreciate the abiding solidarity of the people of Biafra & the entire IPOB noble family against my continued illegal detention.
“I assure you all that our pursuit of self determination to its logical conclusion is non-negotiable.”
Kanu was extradited from Kenya in June 2021. Despite an order by the Appeal Court calling for his release, he has remained in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja till date.
The Federal Government had filed an appeal before the Supreme Court, depicting its stand on the Biafran leader.
He was charged with treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society, publication of defamatory statements among others.
A civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, had recently appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release Kanu, as a way to implement national reconciliation.
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has also urged the president to release the IPOB leader and hand him over to any of the South East governors.