Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has reacted to the arrest of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government.
Wike, in a statement on Thursday, said the Federal Government must also arrest all bandits and Miyetti Allah Militias as well as wanted terrorists on its list no matter where they come from.
He said despite the fact that he does not agree with Kanu’s principles, his trial must follow due process.
“We must not make hullabaloo about the prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu. I don’t agree with his principle. I have come out and said you (Kanu) cannot annex my State to be your own. But that does not mean that you’ll not allow the law to take its course,” he said.
He said deliberate effort must be made by the Federal Government to allay the fear of some Nigerians that Kanu is not being prosecuted because he comes from the South Eastern part of the country.
“You cannot afford to discriminate at this point. You cannot say because Nnamdi Kanu is from a particular area, let us prosecute him. The same thing must apply to all other people, the bandits, Myette Allah,” Wike added.
