Tinubu, Abia Governor Otti Reportedly Meet in Aso Rock Amid Push for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, December 2, reportedly met with Abia state governor, Alex Otti, at the presidential villa, Abuja
- Observers have linked the meeting to ongoing efforts to secure the release of the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu
- The meeting comes a few days after Otti visited Kanu at a prison facility in Sokoto state, where the IPOB leader is serving a life sentence
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, December 2, reportedly held a meeting with Alex Otti, governor of Abia, at the presidential villa, Abuja, in what is believed to be part of ongoing efforts to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
As reported by TVC News, the meeting comes days after Governor Otti visited Kanu at the Sokoto prison, where the IPOB leader is serving his sentence.
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The Punch also noted the development.
Otti visits Kanu in Sokoto prison
Governor Otti had visited the leader of the outlawed pro-Biafra group at a prison facility in Sokoto state, where he is serving his life imprisonment for terrorism.
Otti visited the prison facility on Sunday, November 30, accompanied by some government officials from Sokoto state.
This online news platform reported that, on November 20, Kanu was convicted of terrorism by a federal high court, Abuja, after the court found him guilty on all seven counts filed against him by the Nigerian government.
The trial Judge, James Omotosho, sentenced him to life imprisonment and ordered that he be prevented from having access to mobile devices and broadcast equipment except under the watch of security operatives.
The IPOB leader was moved from Abuja to Sokoto state shortly after the court sentenced him.
Kanu hails from Afara-Ukwu in Umuahia North local government area (LGA) of Abia state, south-east political zone.
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‘I’ll secure Kanu's release’ - Otti
Speaking when he visited Kanu in prison, Governor Otti assured the IPOB leader that he will resolve the convicted separatist leader's issues with the Nigerian government and secure his release from prison.
The governor encouraged Kanu to remain “calm and strong," Premium Times reported.
Otti further assured the convict that “the issue” would be “resolved administratively” and he (Kanu) would “regain his freedom.”
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Kanu reacts to Omotosho’s decision
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Kanu said Justice Omotosho's verdicts against him are "rubbish".
Kanu said the judgment is not based on law, but on sentiments.
Aloy Ejimakor, legal consultant to Kanu, has vowed to challenge the life sentence handed to the IPOB leader by the federal high court in Abuja.
Source: Legit.ng
