Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has visited the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in his detention facility and assured that he was in a stable condition.
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr. Christian Aburime, in a statement quoted the governor as saying that Mazi Kanu was unhappy with the killings and enforcement of the protracted sit-at-home order in the South East.
The order has always been enforced by groups claiming to act on his behalf.
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“Kanu is in support of continuation of the search for a sustainable solution to the insecurity in the South-Eastern part of the country.
“Kanu informed me that if given the opportunity, he would make a broadcast that would address the degenerating security situation in the South-East under the guise of agitation.
“I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanuo May 13 to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East.
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“He was in very high spirit and we had quality and frank discussion in a very convivial atmosphere.
“He expressed sadness over what he described as ‘sacrilegious killings’ of innocent persons, kidnappings and all forms of criminality, including the brutal enforcement of the senseless sit at home perpetrated by sundry groups claiming to be acting for or on behalf of IPOB.
“He (Kanu) assured that if the opportunity arises, he will be glad to personally broadcast to his followers to maintain the peace,” the governor was quoted to have said.