Nnamdi Kanu seeks Talks with Buhari’s Government

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed his willingness to go into negotiations with the Federal Government as a possible means of bringing an end to the growing agitation for self-determination of Biafra.

Premium Times reports  that his lawyers, Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Amoebi Nzelu disclosed Kanu’s willingness to negotiate in the wake of government’s decision Thursday to release some members of the group who were arrested during their prayer rally in February.

“Nnamdi Kanu is not averse to political solution in resolving his present politically orchestrated ordeal,” Mr. Ejiofor said.

“He welcomes genuine political solution to this case. Nnamdi Kanu has people of proven integrity and impeccable character that will negotiate on his behalf, based on his demands when communication on this effect is established.”

The lawyer quashed rumours in the  media that Mr Kanu was connected to the decision of members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, to negotiate with the government.

“In the past few day, the media was awash with news on negotiation going on between the Federal government and members MEND, where our client’s name (Nnamdi Kanu) conspicuously featured.

“It is on that note that we wish to inform the general public that Nnamdi Kanu has no connection, contact, ties or any kind of relationship with members of the MEND. As such MEND has no implied, direct or express authority of Nnamdi Kanu to represent him or IPOB in any purported negotiation going on between MEND and the Federal Government.

“The general public is accordingly advised to ignore, discountenance and disregard the falsehood being peddled by MEND,” Ejiofor said.

He decried the court’s decision to deny his client bail despite a ruling to that effect, stating that they’d lost confidence in the presiding judge, Justice John Tsoho.

Furthermore, he implored the media to correct the interpretation of the charges against their clients, saying Mr. Kanu is the only person directly accused of treasonable felony, which begs the question, “whether a single individual can be charged solely with the offence of treasonable felony, considering the ingredients of the offence of treason as enumerated under section 41 of the Criminal Code Act cap C38 laws of the federation of Nigeria.”

Mr. Kanu and two of his associates, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, have been in government custody since October 2015 on charges of treason.