The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari was recently interviewed in the Aso villa where he was asked a series of questions regarding Nigeria’s political, security, and economic status.
During the interview, the president was interrogated about the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and Buhari replied stating that Mazi is responsible for the tragedy he has brought to himself and therefore, he should answer for it in court.
Buhari was also asked if he could use his political power to set him free and he replied saying that he can use the power invested in him to set mazi free but he won’t dare interfere in the process of the judiciary.
In his words, Mr. President said;
“We cannot rule out possibility of political solution, but if he will behave himself all well and good.
“But you can’t go to a foreign country and keep on sending incorrect economic and security problems against your country and thinking that you will never have to account for what you have been doing.
“Let him account for what he has been doing.
“There is one institution that I wouldn’t dare interfere with. That’s the judiciary. Kanu’s case is with the judiciary.
“But what I wonder is when Kanu was simply in Europe, abusing this administration and mentioning too many things, I never thought really he wants to voluntarily come and defend himself on the accusations he has.
“So, we’re giving him an opportunity to defend himself in our system and not to be abusing us from Europe as if he was not a Nigerian.
“Let him come here with us and then criticise us here in Nigeria, let him be listened to.
“But people who are saying he should be released, no, we cannot release him.”
