Former
Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Friday met the detained leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in an effort to broker a political
solution to his trial for alleged treason.
Mr. Kanu was arrested
by the operatives of the State Security Service on October 14 and was charged
alongside three others, David Nwawuisi, Benjamin Madubugwu and Chidiebere
Onwudiwe, with treasonable felony.
After the meeting, Mr.
Kalu, who defected recently to the ruling All Progressives Congress, told
journalists in Abuja that the detainees had given him the “go-ahead to talk on
their behalf” with the Federal Government.
The former governor was
optimistic that supporters of Mr. Kanu would now be more cooperative with the
authorities, following his discussion with their leader.
He said the discussion
will form the basis for an interface between the Federal Government and Mr.
Kanu.
He added that the
planned talk would have the view to end Mr. Kanu’s trial.
“I came to talk to him
to talk to his supporters. I think they will have a change of attitude. We are
all Nigerians. If both himself and the Federal Government are genuinely
interested, we can come to a common ground. It is a possibility,” said Mr.
Kanu.
On the decision of the
Federal High Court hearing the case against Mr. Kanu and his colleagues to
grant partial protection to prosecution witnesses, Mr. Kalu said the practice
has long existed.
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