As a prisoner who has stayed so long in prison, I won’t support an open breach of the constitution and a violation of fundamental human rights – Shehu Sani calls for the release of Nnamdi Kanu

Senator Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker, has expressed his concerns regarding the prolonged detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by the Department of State Services (DSS).

During an appearance on a Channels Television program on Thursday, Senator Sani, drawing from his personal experience of being incarcerated for an extended period, stated that he cannot support the Federal Government’s decision to keep the separatist leader in custody, especially in defiance of a court order.

He argued that in a law-abiding country, the court’s order for Kanu’s release should have been respected.

“As a prisoner who has stayed so long in prison, there is no way a person like me will support an open breach of the constitution and a violation of fundamental human rights.

“A court has given an order for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, and if we are a law abiding country and committed to rule of law, we should respect the law.

“One of the problems we have in Nigeria today is the separatists agitation in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. If you go to the background of all those separatists, you will see that there was a time in their history when they believed in the indivisibility of the country. Something must have happened along the way,” he said.