Kaduna, Abuja — The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against granting the request of Igbo elders to terminate the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Kanu is being held by the DSS after he was accused of terrorism and treasonable felony.
Buhari has said the demand for an unconditional release of Kanu is a difficult one, but he would consider the demand by Highly Respected Igbo Greats.
The forum’s spokesman, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a statement yesterday, said there was no safe, constructive or informed ground for Buhari to grant the Igbo leaders’ request.
He said the president would do serious injury to the country if he delayed announcing that the judicial process in the case of Kanu must be allowed to run its course.
“The Forum notes that there are no safe, constructive or informed…