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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.<\/p>\n

The #RevolutionNow agitator made this call in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, following the discontinuation of his case by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

He reiterated that there would not be peace and progress in Nigeria without justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me use this opportunity to ask for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. It\u2019s time that reasoning prevails over the issue of Nnamdi Kanu. This whole thing was unnecessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re not going to continue with Buhari\u2019s policies of ruining the economy, destroying the dollars, don\u2019t continue with his repressive policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to apologize to all the persons that Buhari touched in the last eight years of his administration and prosecute all the officials used in committing atrocities under his government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, in partnership with the Kenyan government, extradited him to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sowore said he deserves an apology from the Nigerian government for his arrest and detention in 2019.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian government had discontinued its case against Sowore over alleged treason.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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