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BIAFRA ACTIVIST KANU STILL IN JAIL DESPITE COURT RULING

BY DIPO FALOYIN 

A supporter of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, holds a Biafra flag during a rally calling for the activist's release in Abuja, Nigeria, December 1.AFOLABI SOTUNDE/REUTERS

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo called for calm over the weekend as tensions continue to rise over the detention of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu,Thisday reports.

Obasanjo, who served as a commander during the Nigerian civil war, pleaded with protesters to seek dialogue rather than confrontation with the government, in order to avoid any more violence.

“We do not need another civil war,” he told a group journalists. “Our differences could only be addressed when issues are discussed instead of going to war. What we need to do is address how to reduce unemployment, how to reduce poverty, and how to hold our leaders accountable  .  .”.    More to come laye