Detained leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, said he was
ready to negotiate with the Federal Government to regain his freedom from Kuje
Prison.
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Kanu who was hitherto the Director
of Radio Biafra and Television, has been in detention since October 14,
2015, when he was arrested upon his arrival to Nigeria from his base in the
United Kingdom.
He is answering to a six-count
treason charge alongside two other pro-Biafra agitators, David Nwawusi and
Benjamin Madubugwu.
Trial Justice John Tsoho of the
Federal High Court in Abuja had on January 20, ordered that the defendants
should be remanded in prison custody, pending the determination of the
case against them.
Meanwhile, briefing journalists in
Abuja on Friday, Kanu, through his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, denied having
any links with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.
The IPOB leader said he never gave
MEND the nod to negotiate with the federal government for his release from
detention.
“In the past few days, the media was
awash with news on negotiation going on between the Federal Government and the
members of MEND, where our client’s name (Nna-mdi Kanu) conspi-cuously
featured.
“It is on that note that we wish to
inform the general public that Nnamdi Kanu has no connection, contact, ties or
any form of relationship with the members of 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 Govern-ment.
“The
general public is accordingly advised to ignore, discountenance and disregard
the falsehood being peddled by MEND. Nnamdi Kanu does not know them!
“However, Nnamdi Kanu is not averse
to political solution, in resolving his present politically orchestrated
ordeal. Kanu welcomes genuine political solution to this case".
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