CUPP calls for unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja
The Coalition of the United Political Party (CUPP) has called on the Federal Government to unconditionally release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Speaking while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, CUPP spokesman, Chief Imo Ikenga Ugochinyere, noted that the ongoing trial of the IPOB leader was a “charade”.
”Our traditional rulers were also kept under the sun and were not even allowed to enter the court premises. What danger does a 90-year-old man portend?
”This cannot be a fair trial where lawyers, the media and his supporters were shut out.
“What kind of charade is going on here, if you want to try a man, you must try him fairly and judiciously. CUPP stated that the court even lacked the jurisdiction to try Nnamdi Kanu.
According to CUPP spokesman, “The lawyer sent by the British government, Mr Bruce was not even allowed to enter the court.
”The rules of a fair trial is very simple, if you think a man has done something wrong, you should try him publicly.
“We are not going to allow a repeat of what happened in Kenya.
”Has any of the journalists have the courage to ask the Attorney-General of the Federation to ask President Muhammadu Buhari about what happened in Kenya before Kanu was brought back to Nigeria?
”He was abducted at a car park and was beaten before he was brought back to Nigeria.
“Some people will say it does not matter how a suspect was brought to court but we are saying today that it matters because this reminds us of what the Saudi Arabian government did to Khashoggi in Turkey.
The group wondered why the present administration is focussing on what is happening today but are not focussing on how the country got to the point, it finds itself today.
“Any messenger of truth and anybody who desires justice will understand that the events of today were all predicted.
”You saw the injustice, the lopsidedness of the action that was taken by the President from the very moment he was sworn in” CUPP stated.
It could be recalled that Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) since June 27 2021.
