The Council of South East Traditional rulers has appealed to the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, saying his eventual freedom will reduce tension in the south east zone of Nigeria.
The Chairman of the Council, Igwe Samuel Asadu made the call, when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday.
Asadu said that the council was in support of stakeholders call for his release such as the south east governors, lawmakers and the entire people of the zone.
He said, “he is our son. He has been there for a long time, inspite of the ups and down with the judiciary.
“Off course, we back the Governors Forum and other stakeholders’ call for his release so that tension will be reduced.
“We before that the government will do its due diligence to ensure that people are guaranteed that the release won’t go beyond what is expected. There should be some form of measures, a deal to be made.”
Asadu said that the eventual release of Kanu would to a large extent usher in a relative calmness and evoke joy to the people of the zone.
“If the president looks into that and gives him a pardon,we will be excited. It is affecting our area, because his absence. Some of the people are his die hard fans.
“So, who will want to have his son locked up for a long time, of course we are praying every day, all the traditional rulers are praying for Nnamdi Kanu to be released.
“We feel his pains and the pain of his family..
“It will be a gift, if the President does that. We come back to thank him in a big way.