Keeping Kanu illegally against court orders may affect Nigeria’s unity — COSEYL

The umbrella socio-political youth organization in the South East geo-political zone, the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has warned that the continued illegal detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, against court orders, is capable of plunging Nigeria into avoidable turmoil.

COSEYL was responding to a statement credited to the Coalition of Northern Group, CNG, where the group was urging the federal government not to comply with the court judgements ordering the unconditional release of Kanu.

COSEYL expressed shock that CNG which it said had never issued any strong statement against the atrocities of bandits and killer herdsmen wreaking havoc across the country, could see the release of Kanu in compliance with the court order as injurious.

The Igbo group in a statement by its President General, Goodluck Ibem, warned that Nigeria might be courting crisis by detaining Kanu illegally and indefinitely against court rulings.