Nigerian business mogul and philanthropist, Prince Arthur Eze, has expressed optimism that Igbo leaders will appeal to President Bola Tinubu to forgive and release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Eze, the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Oranto Petroleum, made this known while addressing journalists in Enugu.
He absolved President Tinubu of any role in Kanu’s detention, emphasizing that the ordeal occurred under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Kanu was detained by Buhari, not Tinubu. Buhari is a hardliner. But we shall beg Tinubu to forgive him. He has the spirit of forgiveness. He has no enemy,” Eze said.
Addressing youths advocating for war due to national issues, Prince Eze urged caution and recounted his personal experiences during the Nigerian Civil War.
“They don’t know anything about the war. I was a refugee for three years with my father. I lost seven of my brothers on the battlefield. Those talking about war don’t know anything. My brother, who is the Igwe now, had a bullet in his heart. He was the brigade commander in Arochukwu.
“All these people running about don’t know what it means to fight a war. I was here when Odumegwu Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra. They don’t know what war is. It (Kanu’s detention) is not Tinubu’s fault, but Buhari’s fault. But we shall beg Tinubu to forgive. So I appeal to them to exercise patience and continue to cooperate with government.”
