Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- A coalition of 44 serving members of the House of Representatives has written to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to exercise his constitutional authority to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and initiate a broad political dialogue to address the security and socio-political challenges in the South-east.

The lawmakers, drawn from various political parties and representing constituencies across both the North and South, issued a two-page letter and resolution under the platform of "Concerned Federal Lawmakers."

Their appeal marks a new phase in the growing national demand for a political resolution to the long-running agitation in the region.

In the letter, the legis...