Media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe has condemned the continuous detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Speaking via his 𝕏 account, Ibe noted that Atiku had been consistent in his call for the release of the agitator.
He pointed out that others such as former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, activist Omoyele Sowore and Sunday Igboho, who were also apprehended have already regained freedom.
Ibe questioned the crime that Kanu committed that would warrant his continued detention.
He wrote, “Atiku Abubakar has been consistent on the Nnamdi Kanu issue. In 2023, he called for Kanu’s release and in 2024, proposed a political resolution.
“In line with his position, he has now backed the Sowore’s #MarchforKanu. It is a patriotic thing to do.
“Let’s assume, but without conceding that Kanu has a case to answer. Does the current sham trial suggest that there’s a serious and fair effort to expeditiously conduct a trial that will render true justice?
“By the way, what crime did others commit that Kanu committed. But other folks, Sabo Dasuki, Sunday Igboho and Yele Sowore, detained about the same time as Nnamdi Kanu have been granted bail.
“Why is Kanu’s case different? May be it is because his name is Nnamdi Kanu, and he comes from the wrong side of our geographical space.
“Meanwhile, we have seen the granting of amnesty to Boko Haram terrorists. Is that not double standards? That’s why a political resolution of the Nnamdi Kanu issue is the only way forward.”
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