The literary legend stated that Kanu did nothing illegal in his calls for the creation of a separate nation of Biafra in a recent interview with Noble Nigeria, adding that the separatist leader “was never accused of physically bombing any location or killing anyone”.

He said, “He is one of the younger generations who inherited a burden of defeat, of resentment and a determination in their view, not to make the mistakes of their predecessors.

“They have a new will, they have a new understanding of history. The only problem I had with it was the language Nnamdi Kanu used over Radio Biafra. I listened to some of it, very incendiary and also disrespectful, I thought, of even his own people. I don’t want to go into details but all you have to do is listen to it.

Release Nnamdi Kanu and achieve peace in the South-East – Akpabio

“I used a certain expression in recent contributions, those of us who stood on that side, we fought for a Biafra of conscience and for me, that is very critical.

“People like Nnamdi Kanu should not, IPOB or MASSOB (Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra) for that matter, should not act against what I call the core of our humanity, which is one of conscience.”

He also called the Nigerian government’s incarceration of Kanu an error during the interview.

With assistance from the Kenyan government, the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari extraordinary transported Kanu from Nairobi to Nigeria in June 2021.

Since his arrival in Nigeria in June 2021, the separatist leader has been under detention by the Department of State Services, where he is being charged with broadcasting content purportedly intended to support terrorism.

Soyinka, however, called the Nigerian government’s actions “kidnapping.”

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