A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday backed the campaign launched by human rights activist and the 2023 African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, demanding release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu..
Atiku called for the immediate release of Kanu, describing his continued detention as a “stain on Nigeria’s belief in the rule of law.”
Atiku, a former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), stated this in a post shared on his X handle on Thursday, expressing full support for the campaign launched by human rights activist and the 2023 African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, demanding Kanu’s release.
“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 @YeleSowore 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, ” he wrote,
