Mazi Kanu’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has written the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), asking for the urgent release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
In the 44-page letter directed to Buhari, and obtained by The PUNCH, Ozekhome stressed the consequences of not releasing Kanu after so many calls for his release by the public, including the United Nations Working Group.
The lawyer stated that Kanu could be released “through a more political solution,” which he said the President could do by instructing the Attorney-General of the Federation to wield his power under section 174 of the Nigerian Constitution (1999) as amended.
According to the lawyer, releasing Kanu would immediately halt the “restlessness and sit-at-home mantra currently ravaging the South-East and paralysing businesses and normal life.”
Ozekhome, who alleged that Kanu was being subjected to inhumane and degrading conditions, noted that…
