Tinubu has failed to keep the agreement he had with us to release Nnamdi Kanu — Family
Family of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has expressed deep disappointment over what they claim is President Bola Tinubu’s failure to honour a pact reportedly made through his son, Seyi Tinubu, before the 2023 general elections.
In a statement, Kanu’s younger brother, Mr. Emmanuel Kanu, alleged that Seyi Tinubu, with his father’s approval, met with him in Abuja before the election.
The alleged agreement stipulated that IPOB would not boycott the election in exchange for Kanu’s release if Bola Tinubu became President.
“Before the last election, I received a message from a former governor that Seyi, the son of President Tinubu, wanted to meet with me,” Prince Emmanuel said in the statement.
“I agreed on the condition that the priority of our discussion would be the release of my brother. The meeting took place in Abuja with another individual present as a witness.
“Seyi assured me that the meeting was sanctioned by his father and that any agreement reached would be binding. In good faith, we agreed that IPOB would not interfere with the election process.
“I relayed this understanding to my brother, and he reaffirmed IPOB’s commitment to not call for an election boycott or civil disobedience.
“When Tinubu visited Owerri during his campaign, he publicly reaffirmed his commitment to facilitating my brother’s release if elected.
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“IPOB kept its part of the agreement, ensuring there was no call for election boycott, despite having the capacity to do so.”
However, Emmanuel Kanu expressed the family’s disappointment that almost two years after Mr. Tinubu took over the baton of leadership, his brother has continued to languish in detention despite several courts granting him bail or dismissing the case in his favour.
“However, it defies logic that nearly two years after President Tinubu assumed office, my brother remains in detention without any formal charges.
“The Appeal Court discharged him and ordered his release, a decision the Buhari administration ignored.
“The Supreme Court also determined that his bail should not have been revoked, yet this has been disregarded.
“Nigerian courts are unwilling to resolve his case on merit, relying instead on technicalities to stall proceedings. His detention lacks any legal basis, either in Nigeria or elsewhere in the world.
“It is deeply disappointing that those who claim to be honorable cannot keep their word,” he lamented.
