Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has assured Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), that he will resolve the IPOB leader's issues with the Nigerian government and secure his release from prison.

Mr Otti spoke on Sunday when he visited a prison facility in Sokoto State, where Mr Kanu is serving his life imprisonment for terrorism, the governor's media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma, said in a statement Sunday night.

The governor, according to the statement, while discussing with Mr Kanu during the visit, encouraged him to remain "calm and strong."

He also assured Mr Kanu that the engagements he (the governor) started over two years ago, which the IPOB leader has been aware of, have been intens...