The IPOB leader, who sued the defendants over allegations bordering on violations of his rights, alleged that he was kidnapped from Kenya.
Mr Kalu assured the people that efforts were ongoing to secure Mr Kanu’s release.
“You have made an extremely difficult demand on me as the leader of this country.”
The deputy speaker said this during an interactive session with journalists in his Bende country home on Sunday.
When the case was called, Mr Kanu, who was the applicant, was not represented in court while the defendants’ lawyers were present.
Mr Kalu hinted that arrangements were ongoing to ensure the separatist, who had been agitating for a Biafra nation, regains his freedom from jail.
Mr Abaribe implored Ndigbo not to despair over the unfortunate outcome at the Supreme Court.
They said the continuous incarceration of Mr Kanu, even after being freed by the courts, had worsened the security situation in the zone.
“The challenges we face are not mere statistics or headlines. They are real-life manifestations.”
Ms Nyako held that Mr Kanu was constitutionally entitled to have access to both the records he requested and medical doctors of his choice.
