{"id":89308,"date":"2021-11-29T20:01:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=89308"},"modified":"2021-11-29T20:33:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:33:57","slug":"do-not-release-kanu-northern-elders-tell-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/do-not-release-kanu-northern-elders-tell-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not release Kanu, Northern elders tell Buhari.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1717786895682363618\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, on Monday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reject the request of some notable Igbo leaders, demanding the release of\u00a0 Nnamdi Kanu.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Forum stated that there were neither safe, constructive nor informed grounds for granting the request, and advised the President not to delay in announcing that the judicial process in the case of Kanu would be allowed to run its course.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Northern elders said this in a statement signed by NEF\u2019s Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div>He said, \u201cNorthern Elders Forum has carefully studied the request of Igbo Elders for President Muhammadu Buhari to terminate the trial of Nnamdi Kanu and release him unconditionally.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIt has also noted President Buhari\u2019s response which both raised very weighty issues related to the request, and his commitment to consider it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Forum notes that there are no safe, constructive or informed grounds for granting the request, and advises that President Buhari will do serious injury to a country already threatened by multiple challenges to its security and territorial integrity if he delays announcing the only responsible response, which is that the judicial process in the case of Kanu must be allowed to run its course.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, on Monday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reject the request of some notable Igbo leaders, demanding the release of\u00a0 Nnamdi Kanu. 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