President Bola Tinubu has been urged to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu as a payback.
Kanuโs Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor said Tinubu should release the IPOB leader as payback for Odumegu Ojukwuโs release of Obafemi Awolowo in the 1960s.
In 1965, Awolowo was convicted of treason and he was imprisoned in Calabar prison.
But, the late Biafra warlord was released from prison on August 3rd, 1966.
Ejimakor posted on X: โWhen Awolowo was convicted of treason in 1965, Okpara ensured that he was imprisoned in the East to protect him from his enemies in the West & North.
โOnce Ojukwu came to power, he promptly released Awolowo to please the Yorubas. Itโs pay back time. @officialABAT should #FreeMNK.โ
The constitutional lawyer also noted that the over-deployment of Army in the Southeast wonโt be necessary if Kanu is released.
โThe rising over-deployment of the Army in Southeast in contrast with the greater insecurity in the North underscores the high-handedness with which Nigeria treats Ndigbo.
โBuhari took it to a new high & Tinubu appears to have sustained it. It wonโt be necessary if you #FreeMNK,โ he added.