Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in a surprising soft-pedalling has said he is willing to enter into negotiation with the Federal Government to secure his unconditional release and end the political crisis which his continued incarceration has caused.
Kanu made this known through his lawyers, Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Amobi Nzelu, at a press briefing in Abuja today. His defence team said that the IPOB leader is not opposed to negotiation to secure his freedom from detention which he described as “politically motivated and orchestrated.”
They however made it clear that Kanu would not renounce his ideology for him to be released, because “IPOB is bigger than him.”
Ejiofor said, “Kanu will not renounce his ideology, IPOB is bigger than him. He cannot say yes or no to renouncing it. But he is opened to political resolutions of the problem. Nobody has approached him for negotiation where he is kept.
“The issue of IPOB is beyond him, he is opened to Negotiation, we are not against discussion on this issue. A political solution will be easily achieved than legal solution but Kanu must be released unconditionally.”
Kanu also denied the allegation that he is working with some militant groups in the Niger Delta region, including the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta and Niger Delta Avengers.
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