Enugu State governor Peter Mbah has expressed the hope that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will soon be released.
Governor Mbah who spoke during a question-and-answer session after his presentation on “Leadership and transformation” at the Showcase Session of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in Enugu, disclosed he met President Bola Tinubu concerning Kanu’s release.
“My first visit to the President was about Nnamdi Kanu.
“I believe that the right thing to do is to release him. Hopefully, that will be done soon,” he said.
Mbah said the sit-at-home observed in the South East every Monday over Kanu’s detention was a thing of the past in Enugu State.
According to him, “We met a situation where people were compelled to stay at home every Monday.
“Now, people trade in Ogbete and other markets in peace on Mondays.
“Monday sit-at-home has ended in Enugu, as you (lawyers) can see. You can also move around and investigate.”
Kanu is on trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on terrorism charges, which he denied.
