…Condemns govt’s defiance of court orders
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the continued detention of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing it as “an open sore on Nigeria’s conscience” and a “stain on our collective belief in the rule of law.”
Atiku, in a statement shared on his verified X handle on Thursday, expressed full support for activist Omoyele Sowore’s campaign calling for Kanu’s release, adding that the Federal Government’s refusal to obey multiple court orders granting the IPOB leader bail amounted to an “abuse of power and an assault on justice.”
He wrote: “The continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains an open sore on our nation’s conscience and a stain on our belief in the rule of law. Defying court orders that granted him bail is an abuse of power and an assault on justice.
“I, therefore, lend my voice in full support of the campaign led by Omoyele Sowore for his immediate release or due prosecution. We fail as patriots if we allow Kanu’s case to fester as yet another wound this nation refuses to heal.”
Recall that Sowore, on Wednesday, challenged political leaders from the South-East to join him in a peaceful march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja to demand Kanu’s release from custody.
https://x.com/atiku/status/1976188514959053049?t=ewv9_DSNHiRPpwGGLg9MSQ&s=19
