Matthew Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, in the interview granted to the Punch, has shared his views on what is the best solution in Biafra crisis.
Justice of the Federal High Court in Abuja Adeniyi Ademola on Thursday, December 17, ordered the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
However, Kanu’s lawyer Egechukwu Obetta, claimed that Biafra leader didn’t regain freedom.
Later the fresh charges, including treasonable felony, filed against Radio Biafra director.
Bishop Kukah said: “A military and judicial approach would not work. We are in a democracy where dialogue, diplomacy and patience are the hallmarks of good leadership.
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“The Federal government should open a backdoor channel to get Kanu to renounce alleged hate speeches and violence.”
Meanwhile, the prominent cleric did not advocate that Kanu was “innocent”, but rather that his discontinued persecution by the authorities only serves to beef up the dying Biafra movement.
He restated that conflict between the two parties was required.
The catholic bishop also touched upon the bloodbath in Zaria of Shiites. Kukah asked President Muhammadu Buhari to announce a national day of mourning in honor of those who were killed.
“As far as I am concerned, the Zaria killing is a national disaster. I expected the President to have declared a national mourning, especially because of the number of people that lost their lives.
“There is no way the president would not be held responsible because the buck stops at his table,” the bishop stated.
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Human Rights Watch recently published a shocking report regarding the facts of mass graves in Zaria as well as estimating that at least 300 people were killed in the massacre.
The Kaduna state government has reportedly demolished the mosque and home of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria.
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