Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu has visited the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who is standing trial for alleged treason and terrorism.
The former Abia State governor visited Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Services on Monday afternoon, according to a statement he issued.
The visit comes on the heels of calls by South East leaders for a political solution, which President Muhammadu Buhari promised to look into.
“This afternoon, I visited my brother, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody , Abuja . I met him in good health and care and we discussed as ‘Umunne’.
“In 2001 when I was Governor, I made his father Eze Israel Okwu Kanu traditional ruler of Afara Ukwu and since then the family has been very close to me.
“I understand that Nnamdi has an insane amount of people rooting for his back home and I encouraged him to consider the consequences of certain actions and utterances for the sake of the same people.
“Even though, my ideology and his ideology are totally different , God has made us brothers and we can’t run away from each other.
“I owe him and Nigerians good counseling …Whether he and his family listens to me or not, I will continue counseling him as I have always done in the past. What we need most is a peaceful and secured society,” Uzor Kalu said in the statement which he posted on his verified Facebook page.
