Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, has urged President Bola Tinubu to right the wrongs of the immediate-past president, Muhammadu Buhari, by releasing his client.
He emphasised that the president has the authority under the constitution to halt any criminal trial.
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Ejimakor tweeted that Tinubu does not have to wait for the Supreme Court to release the IPOB leader.
“Under the Constitution, the AGF (in practise: the President) has the power to halt any criminal trial,” Ejimakor says.
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“So, President Tinubu doesn’t have to wait for the Supreme Court to undo the grave injustice (rendition) done by his predecessor by releasing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu @officialABAT.”
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Kanu has been imprisoned since his arrest and repatriation from Kenya two years ago.
The IPOB leader was apprehended because of his advocacy for Biafra’s independence.
Despite court orders, the Nigerian government has refused to release him.