Nigeria, March 21 -- Catholic Bishops of Nigeria have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group seeking independence of South-east and parts of South-south from Nigeria.

Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court, Abuja, has been in detention at the facility of the State Security Service (SSS) since he was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 under controversial circumstances.

The Catholic bishops said releasing Mr Kanu would help the South-east to recover from the impacts of insecurity occasioned by the IPOB leader's prolonged detention.

The bishop spoke through a speech delivered by their President, Lucius Ugorj...