A pan-Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has decried the judgment of the Court of Appeal that discharged and acquitted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and described it as “a miscarriage of justice.”
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday, struck out all seven charges against Kanu.
While reacting to the judgement, Saleh Alhassan, the National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, urged the Nigerian government to approach the Supreme Court.
Speaking to reporters, Alhassan said that Kanu is a threat to national security and releasing him free will jeopardise the conduct of the 2023 general elections.
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“We are very sad with this judgement, how can a terrorist like Nnamdi Kanu, that have organised the killing of innocent pastoralists, women, children, security personnel, and insurrection against the country to be discharged by the Appeal Court?” Alhassan said.
“I think this is a miscarriage of justice, they shouldn’t make the mistake of releasing Kanu. They should appeal that case to the Supreme Court. Nnamdi Kanu is a threat to national security. Setting him free will jeopardise the conduct of the 2023 elections.
“It’s going to set a very dangerous signal and bad precedence to other criminal gangs to continue with their impunity. We are suspecting a compromise in the judicial process and we believe the AGF will do the needful by appealing that judgement because the best place for Kanu is to be behind the bar.”
