According to the traditional rulers, their appeal was based on the fact that Kanu had the right to express his views in a democratic environment.
Last week, Kanu’s father, an Ibeku monarch, who presides over the people of Isiama Afaraukwu community in Ibeku, Umuahia North Council of Abia State, also called for the release of his son.
The Monarch expressed anger over the continued detention of one of their sons, the traditional rulers from Ibeku urged the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, since he is neither a terrorist nor a criminal.
The monarchs, who spoke through the chairman of their umbrella union of Ibeku Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Henry Ezekwe, expressed worry that they could lose an illustrious son like Nnmadi Kanu if nothing was done urgently, saying that Kanu had not committed an extra-ordinary offence to warrant his long incarceration and warned that if any harm befell him, they would react appropriately.
They (The Monarchs) lamented that the clan had lost prominent men in the past such as General Aguiyi Ironsi, saying they would not want to lose Prince Nnamdi Kanu.
In their contribution, Eze John Ibezim and Eze Chiabu Emelike urged President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the demands of the agitators and maintaininternational best practices on such issues instead of resorting to use of force against them.
The traditional rulers called on the President to address the issues like marginalization and neglect “which are some the major reasons behind the pro-Biafra agitations.”
