The High Federal Court of Abuja has ordered the
release of controversial director of Radio Biafra, Nammadi Kanu. He was
arrested in October by the the state security service (DSS) on charges of
criminal conspiracy and belonging to an unlawful organisation.
The DSS refused
to release Kanu after the magistrates court in Abuja had granted him bail in
October.
The DSS argued the conditions for the bail were not
met and obtained permission from the High Court to detain Kanu for a further 90
days to investigate on alleged terrorism charges.However, Kanu's supporters and
family members expressed concern as Kanu did not appear in court for the
ruling. His wife, Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, told IBTimes UK: "He has been
released unconditionally but he was not brought to court. What have they done
with my husband? I will wait till he's been seen.
"The ruling came as thousands of Ipob members are
holding a two-day demonstration in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub. Protesters
have been asking for the immediate and unconditional release of Kanu as well as
the independence of Biafran territories that used to be part of a separate state
before being annexed to Nigeria during the British colonisation. However, a
source close to the family told EasternRadio in a chat that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
was released this morning by DSS after
yesterday court ruling which seemed like a defeat of all their plans to detain,
torture and stall the Biafran Agitation.
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