President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the possibility of the release of detained self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

The President declared that he would not interfere with the judiciary.

The president frowned at the way and manner Kanu and IPOB had been damaging the image of Nigeria abroad.

The president stated this in an interview he granted to Channels TV which was televised on Wednesday evening.

When reminded that some Igbo elders had requested for the release of the secessionist agitator, President Buhari insisted never to interfere with the judiciary as Kanu will have the opportunity to defend himself.

He, however, did not rule out political solution to the matter, saying that it would depend on if Kanu behaves himself.

He said: “There is one institution that I wouldn’t dare interfere with. That’s the judiciary. Kanu’s case is with the judiciary.

“But what I wonder is when Kanu was simply in Europe, abusing this administration and mentioning too many things, I never thought really he wants to voluntarily come and defend himself on the accusations he has.

“So, we are giving him an opportunity to defend himself in our system and not to be abusing us from Europe as if he is not a Nigerian.

“Let him come here with us and then criticize us here in Nigeria, let him be listened to.

“But people who are saying he should be released, no, we cannot release him.”