- Following his rendition from Kenya in June 2021, Kanu has faced trial for terrorism-related charges
Femi Adesina, the former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, revealed in his recently launched book, ‘Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015-2023),’ that President Buhari chose not to assassinate Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), but rather opted for his rendition.
Adesina shared this insight, highlighting a meeting where Buhari discussed sparing Kanu’s life with a delegation of Igbo elders who sought his release after his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
“In the past six years, I have developed a system where in which I don’t interfere with the judiciary,” Adesina quoted Buhari as saying.
“That was why in the case of Kanu, I said the best was to subject him to the system.
“Let him make his case in court instead of giving a terrible impression of the country from outside.
“I feel it is a favour to give him (Kanu) that opportunity. Government could have mobilised to eliminate him where he was, but we did not do that.”
Following his rendition from Kenya in June 2021, Kanu has faced trial for terrorism-related charges.