Why Rearresting Kanu Is A Bad Idea- Abubakar Umar

A former Military of Kaduna state Abubakar Umar has stated that re-arresting Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the IPOB, is a bad idea.

He stated this on Wednesday saying that it would be unwise politically to arrest Nnamdi Kanu again and that he is not a common criminal.

He spoke against the move by the Federal Government to try to get the bail granted to Kanu revoked opining that it is a dangerous move.

“This is both dangerous and politically unwise. Kanu is not a common criminal as the government appears to think. On the contrary, he is a bitter young man fighting for a fairer deal for his Igbo kinsmen.”

“Kanu is not a common criminal as the government appears to think. On the contrary, he is a bitter young man fighting for a fairer deal for his Igbo kinsmen. His seeming militant approach is the result of the strong arm tactics with which the federal government deals with him.

“His long incarceration before a court granted him bail testifies to this. Like Kanu, many Igbos genuinely feel marginalised since they belong to the category of those who gave President Muhammadu Buhari only 5 per cent of their votes and appeared to have fallen out of his favour.”