“Release Nnamdi Kanu Unconditionally”: Reps Begs President Tinubu, Gives Reason

• President Bola Tinubu has received a major demand from the country's House of Representatives
• The Reps ad hoc committee set up to interface with security agencies in Abia state called for the release of the embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
• The lawmakers said Kanu's freedom would bring about the desired peace in the southeast region

FCT, Abuja - The House of Representatives has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

The demand came from the House of Reps ad hoc committee set up to interface with security agencies to reduce kidnapping, assassinations and banditry, in and around Isiukwuato and Umunnochi local councils of Abia state, The Guardian reported.

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Chairman of the committee, Obinna Aguocha, who made the plea at a hearing of the committee on Thursday, August 24, said the release of the IPOB leader is necessary for peace to be restored in the southeast, The Cable reported.

He said:

“As we navigate the complexities of security concerns, we must also be prepared to tackle the roots of these issues at their core and work to ensure lasting solutions that would stand the test of time.”

Southeast governors reveal those behind insecurity in Igboland

Meanwhile, the five southeast governors have revealed those behind insecurity in Igboland.

The governors said those behind insecurity in the southeast are criminals and not Biafra agitators.

They added that the criminals and their sponsors should be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the land.

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The chairperson of the Southeast Governors Forum, Hope Uzodinma of Imo state, said the southeast governors have “firmly resolved to fight insecurity decisively” in the region both individually and collectively.

Nnamdi Kanu orders Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa to end sit-at-home

Legit.ng also reported that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has ordered Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa to end sit-at-home orders in the South-East.

Kanu warned Ekpa “to make a public announcement to the effect that he (Ekpa) is in receipt of a direct order from him (Kanu) to cancel any pending sit-at-home in place at the moment.”

Source: Legit.ng