Satguru Maharaj Ji, the founder of One Love Family, has pledged to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on the condition that Biafra Radio and the sit-at-home order are discontinued.
Maharaj Ji stated this while speaking in an interview granted to his temple’s in-house radio on Wednesday.
According to him, the IPOB leader was culpable of the terrorism charges levelled against him, and anyone guilty is liable to a de@th sentence.
He said, “We are, however, grateful that the matter has been put on hold in the sense that, by the accusations, it is always going to be de@th, looking at the level of crimes attached to him, with the way and manner the constitution is written. Anybody who is accused of doing such a thing (terrorism) is sentenced to de@th. It is only out of grace that Kanu was able to escape.
“So now it has to be by political settlement before he (Kanu) can be released, and it will be addressed in so many ways. For anyone advocating for his pardon, they have to take positive steps. In other words, they must not do so with empty hands; they should stop the Biafra radio wherever it is. Secondly, the sit-at-home order should be stopped, and the judgment should be accepted while the Igbo elders go behind the scenes to analyse and explain to the President.
“Today, the Igbos have been brought to the central realms of politics by Tinubu. And the Northern caliphate is not happy about it. They are not excited about the commission they were given…They should stop the propaganda that the East is about to be Islamised. When those are done, I know how to watch it out, Kanu will come out. I will help facilitate his release.“
The cleric joined the likes of Abia State governor, Alex Otti, activist Omoyele Sowore, and other South-East leaders to intensify efforts to secure the release of detained Kanu through a political arrangement, assuring residents of the region that “all hope is not lost.”
On Tuesday, Otti met Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, after visiting Kanu in the Sokoto prison facility, where the IPOB leader is serving his sentence.
Otti’s meeting with the President is believed to be part of ongoing engagements aimed at securing the release of the detained Kanu.
Recall that Kanu bagged a life sentence instead of the de@th penalty after the presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, handed down the sentence on counts one, two, four, five, and six.
The judge also handed Kanu a 20-year jail term on count three, with no option of fine, and a five-year jail term on count seven, with no option of fine.
Justice Omotosho delivered the judgment after convicting Kanu on all seven counts of terrorism offences.
