Abia North Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has urged a political resolution to the ongoing legal battle involving Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). His comments come following Kanu’s recent conviction by the Federal High Court, Abuja, on terrorism-related charges.

Speaking on Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST, Kalu said he has been actively engaging the Federal Government on the matter.

“The problem of Nnamdi Kanu is what we need to solve via a political process. I have been working with the Federal Government of Nigeria on how to solve this issue, and nobody should question the decision of Justice Omotosho,” he said.

Kalu explained that while Kanu’s legal team plans to appeal the High Court ruling, he intends to contact the Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, to advise the President on the broader issues at stake.

The former Abia State governor also lamented the impact of IPOB’s activities in the South-East, noting that many people lost jobs and livelihoods, and dozens of Igbo citizens have been killed due to the group’s actions.

He recounted his personal efforts in 2017, when he applied pressure on then-President Muhammadu Buhari to facilitate Kanu’s release from detention to face trial, acknowledging the roles played by Mamman Daura and then Attorney General Abubakar Malami in securing the release.

“I know the pressure I personally put on President Buhari before he was released in April 2017. Nobody is talking about the Igbo who were killed,” Kalu added.