Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu, has asked President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who is in detention.
Mbah made the demand on Thursday, after a security council meeting at the government house, in Enugu.
The governor is the latest chieftain of south-east extraction to appeal for the release of Kanu. Several persons from the geo-political zone have made the demand, including Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra.
In October 2022, the court of appeal in Abuja struck out the terrorism charge filed against Kanu.