He appreciated the three Court of Appeal justices for their courage, forthrightness, erudition, and dispassion in delivering this historic ruling.

Chief Okorie praised the team’s dedication, diligence, and professionalism in defending Kanu and urged the federal government to accept the verdict in the interests of peace and national unity.

“I further appeal to the president to seize the moment and use his special presidential dispensation to extend pardon to other detainees who are facing similar charges that are currently in various correctional facilities across the country.

“As we await the due compliance of the federal government with the judgment of the Court of Appeal by promptly releasing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from the DSS facility, I fervently appeal to the jubilant population of the Nigerian society to celebrate Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom responsibly,” he said.

He went on to say that Nnamdi Kanu’s release would usher in a new era of calm and security for lives and property, particularly in Nigeria’s South East and South South.

He stated that one immediate benefit of Kanu’s release is the automatic cessation of the economically crippling Monday stay-at-home in the South East, and that criminals who had been operating under the guise of IPOB and posing as freedom fighters would now be isolated.