President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government have come under fire from the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) for continuing to hold Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in custody despite three separate court rulings.
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the CUPP spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, who noted that the development was proof that President Buhari does not have regards for the Igbo people, or for the judiciary.
Ugochinyere further urged the Igbo people to mobilise massively against all candidates of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels.
Kanu was cleared of the terrorism-related allegations brought against him by an Abuja court of appeal, which also ordered his freedom.
Along with ordering Kanu’s freedom and the Federal Government to send him back to Kenya, where he was forcibly extradited, the Federal High Court in Umuahia also ruled in favor of the IPOB…