It seems the quest for the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu and the independent of Biafra state caught the eye of major politicians in Europe as Julie Ward has forwarded a plea to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ward a Labour Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North West of England gave her speech calling for the fast release of Kanu, the head of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB)
Kanu was captured by security operatives in October 2015 and since been detained
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The MEP acknowledged that in spite of court orders demanding for his release, Kanu is still been detained. Her words : “Since October 2015, Nnamdi Kanu, a dual citizen of Britain and Nigerian and head of the Indigenous People Of Biafra has been unlawfully detained by Nigeria’s Department of State Services in spite of the fact that all criminal charges leveled against him were dropped and a court order has been issued for him to be released immediately on bail.
Chapter 4 section 39 of the Nigerian constitution she said, says that every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression including freedom to hold different opinions and to receive, make ideas and information without interference.” Ward called on President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly release Kanu and also stop the violence against Biafra people
