Some leaders from northern part of Nigeria has called on the
federal government to without delay arrest the leader of the Indigenous People
of Biafra, IPOB.
According to them, the IPOB leader was granted bail on
certain conditions, adding that if it was established that he had violated his
bail conditions, it was up to court to decide.
Elder statesman, Yanko Yakassai said there was nothing wrong
with the Federal Government’s moves to rearrest Kanu for his unguarded
utterances.
He said, “Kanu is under bail with certain conditions, if
those conditions were breached, it was right for the government to approach the
court for decision.
“The issue is purely judicial, and the Federal Government
has taken the right step to address it, and current effort by tribal lords to
politicise it is unfortunate “
On his part, a member of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF,
Senator Joseph Waku, particularly called for the immediate detention of the
IPOB leader.
Waku told Vanguard that nobody was above the law, stressing
that Nnamdi Kanu should not be an exception.
He said: “Did he not violate his bail conditions? He should
have his bail revoked and put back in jail. Nobody is above the law. The
government should demonstrate thàt it is serious.”l
Similarly, a former Police Commissioner, Alhaji Abubakar
Tsav, said: “Kanu was not acquitted of the charges against him; he was only
released on medical grounds. And the court gave him conditions which he appears
to have violated. And he has developed a penchant for making trouble.
‘’I think the government is right to have approached the
court again because if Kanu is left to continue the way he is going, other
groups will emulate him.”
By Ameh Comrade Godwin
