Chief Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned the federal government against re-arresting Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) saying doing so will flare up tempers.
Speaking in a chat with INDEPENDENT, Agbakoba who said the political temperature of Nigeria is very high at the moment said rather than re-arrest, the federal government should explore the option of dialogue. He also urged the government not to be rigid about following what the law says, saying there are certain things you don’t insist on the law to resolve.
“I don’t think the call for the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu is correct. I think what we need now is to cool the temperature of Nigeria. So, I will suggest that that will not be a right move”.
” There are other ways to deal with the entire issues of insecurity, Biafra agitations and others. To re-arrest will certainly flare up tempers and I don’t see how that is good. The point there is not whether it is lawful or not, sometimes you don’t follow what the law says. That is why sometimes we say the law can be an ass”.
” Everybody in Nigeria know that the political temperature of Nigeria is very high and there is a lot of political instability. So, any wise leader will do all he can to cool things down”.
“I am sure there are other ways the state can engage Nnamdi Kanu in a dialogue. That needs to be explored. I will suggest dialogue than bringing up the issue of re-arresting” he said.
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