Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to speak with President Bola Tinubu about the continued detention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Sowore made this known on Friday through his X (formerly Twitter) handle after meeting with Jonathan in Abuja.
He said their discussion focused on the “urgent and compelling need” to resolve Kanu’s case fairly and decisively.
“Earlier today in Abuja, I met with former President Goodluck Jonathan to discuss the continued incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” Sowore wrote. “President Jonathan agreed that there is an urgent and compelling need to address this matter decisively and justly. I thank him sincerely for recognising the importance of resolving Kanu’s case in the interest of peace, fairness, and national healing.
“Particularly assuring was that he promised to meet President Bola Tinubu to discuss this issue as soon as possible.”
Sowore noted that Jonathan’s stance adds him to a growing list of influential Nigerians calling for justice in Kanu’s case — a list that includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), and former lawmaker Shehu Sani.
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He reiterated his call for Kanu’s release, saying the IPOB leader remains in detention “because he chose to confront the long-standing issue of marginalisation in Nigeria.”
Sowore also appealed to political, cultural, and religious leaders — including Peter Obi, Chukwuma Soludo, Alex Otti, Francis Nwifuru, Peter Mbah, Hope Uzodinma, Oby Ezekwesili, and Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General John Mbata — to join the campaign for Kanu’s freedom.
Nnamdi Kanu has been in detention since 2021 after he was re-arrested abroad and returned to Nigeria to face charges of terrorism and treasonable felony. Despite several court rulings granting him bail or ordering his release, the orders have not been implemented.
