A Niger Delta leader, Asari Dokubo, on Friday, asked President Bola Tinubu not to release the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Nnamdi Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his re-arrest in 2021, standing trial for terrorism.  The IPOB leader was initially granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja in 2017 but he disobeyed the bail conditions and subsequently fled the country. There have been calls since the emergence of Tunibu to release Nnamdi Kanu as it were in the former administration.

Dokubo speaking with newsmen after his meeting with President Tinubu said “Kanu should face the law”“Releasing Nnamdi Kanu is rewarding criminality and rewarding gruesome murder of innocent people,” he said at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “He should face the law for the actions and instigations he has carried out.

“On security, I want to clearly say that there are full-scale wars going on in different parts of this country. In the South East, the IPOB/ESN is waging a full-scale war against the government of this country and many local governments, many communities are deserted, schools are closed, and hospitals are closed.”

Away from the IPOB leader, Dokubo also spoke about crude oil theft in the country, accusing the military of masterminding it.

He also claimed that some powerful cabals operating from Abuja are involved in the crime.

He expressed joy that these powerful forces have now met their match in Tinubu.

The Niger Delta leader also volunteered to use his men to assist in tackling crude oil theft in Nigeria.