Dare Babalola
Human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has stated that the only solution to end the sit-at-home practice in the South-East is for the Court of Appeal to set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court that sentenced pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment.
Opara made this disclosure on Friday during an interview on Arise Television stating, “The best way to solve this issue is for the Appeal Court to set aside this most embarrassing judgment and allow Nnamdi Kanu to continue with his agitation.
“The government would have called him and asked why he’s agitating with the view to sorting out the differences.
“Look at the judgment yesterday where they are comparing Nnamdi Kanu’s agitation to Boko Haram. Someone who has told you they look at what I’m fighting for.
“You are convicting and sentencing him to life imprisonment instead of calling him aside and ask “what’s the problem with your agitation”? Then you address it and the agitation would die a natural death.”
Recall that Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment after his conviction on all seven counts of terrorism filed against him.
