The continued incaseration of leader of proscribed IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has continued to generate reactions from sections of the country
A religious group, The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on Wednesday added its voice to the call for his release. The Bishops appealed to President Bola Tinubu to use his good office to release Nnamdi Kanu, in the best interest of the South-East.
The call comes barely 24 hours after the IPOB leader’s bail application was rejected by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Most Reverend Lucius Ugorji said this during the episcopal ordination of the Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu Diocese in Imo State on Wednesday.
According to Most Rev. Ugorji, the release of Kanu will pave the way to economic prosperity and security in the south east.
He added that his continued detention has been the major cause of insecurity in the South East, and the Monday sit-at-home has paralysed the economy of the South-East and making many businesses lose billions of naira on a weekly basis.
On Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja denied bail to Kanu on Tuesday.
The court, however, ordered an accelerated hearing of the case involving the embattled IPOB leader, who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony.
Kanu, who was present at the court on Tuesday, has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his arrest in June 2021.
Release Nnamdi Kanu For The Interest Of Peace In The Southeast, Catholic Bishops Tells Tinubu
