Kanu's lawyer confirms apology to Buhari, Jonathan, Igbo elders

Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and founder of Radio Biafra, Barrister Vincent Obetta has confirmed the apology tendered by his client to President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and some Igbo elders.
Obetta who has been quoted in online reports as denying the apology however said in a statement he sent to Punch correspondent said that "there is nothing irregular" about the apology.

In the statement, Obetta clarified that what he denied was the insinuation that his client had written letters of apology to Buhari, and the others.

He said that Kanu apologized in his statement to the DSS when he realized that some of the things he said about Buhari, Jonathan and the Igbo elders were improper, given the culture and values of the African society to which he belongs.

The statement
“I denied the ruse making the rounds that my client apologised via a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and some Igbo elders.

“I also challenged any reporter to forward to me a copy of the written letter addressed to the President et al.  I still maintain my ground that my client Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not address any letter of apology whatsoever to Buhari, Jonathan and Igbo elders.

“However, I am aware that in the course of making his statements to the SSS (DSS), he acknowledged the fact that certain words he used on these persons/elders during his broadcast were ‘uncomplimentary’ considering the culture and values of the African society to which he belongs.

“He further stated that he might write a letter of apology to the President to express his regret over the use of such words on him. But up until this moment, such letter, to my knowledge, has not been written. And I challenge anybody that has a copy of such to make it public.”

The Punch had reported that Kanu in an October 23, 2015 statement to the DSS expressed regrets for calling Buhari a terrorist, evil and a pedophile in a broadcast on Radio Biafra.

The Punch had also reported that the IPOB leader who has been in DSS custody since his arrest at a Lagos hotel on 14 October 2015 was resolute in his demand for the State of Biafra.