Soludo, Utomi Others Demand For Nnamdi Kanu's Release

Charles Soludo led other Igbo leaders to visit the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday, February 28 under the umbrella of Nzuko Umuna, a coalition of Igbo group.

The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo has called for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu.

Soludo urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government to release Kanu and his colleagues.

Kanu and three others Benjamin Nwabugwu, David Nwawuisi and Chidiebere Onwudiwe are facing trial bordering on treasonable felony, mismanagement of an unlawful society and concealing of goods in a container.

They are currently being held at the Kuje Prison in Abuja after three different court have ordered their release.

But Soludo while speaking said that Kanu and his co-accused are prisoners of conscience.

He also said Kanu and other defendant deserved to be engaged in a meaningful dialogue and not incarceration.

Also speaking Pat Utomi, a renowned economist said arresting and detaining Kanu and his colleagues those not solve a problem.

Utomi said: "How can you have a secret trial of a citizen in a democracy in a matter that is so civil."

He also said the group, Nzuko Umunna will address the issue of Kanu's incarceration locall and internationally.

"We will internationalized this issue if need be," Utomi said.