
According to Vanguard, the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria appealed Wednesday at its 2026 Synod to Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume to urge President Bola Tinubu to release detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. The report frames the request as a religious leaders’ appeal to the SGF, with no stated response from Akume, Tinubu, or Kanu’s representatives in the provided excerpt.
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