The lead counsel to the embattled leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Barr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor has described as fake news alleged missing of Nnamdi Kanu from DSS custody in Abuja.
The IPOB leader is currently standing trial before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja division over terrorism related charges.
Barr. Ejiofor while expressing disappointment with the refusal of the DSS to grant authorized family members access to Nnamdi Kanu in its custody on the excised that authorized handlers, who were to receive the visiting team were out of the facility on other official assignment, he said is not the first time the DSS is denying authorised persons access to the IPOB leader.
He further clarified that Kanu’s authorized family members visited him last week Thursday, being the 14th day of July, 2022, where spent ample time with him, insisting that he is not missing from custody as reported on the social media.
He stated further “In view of the unpleasant consequences the legal team is being exposed to in the course of managing avoidable distractions arising from unhealthy outburst from certain quarters, it has become compelling that we squarely address the following concerns:
“1) We respectfully wish to urge UmuChineke to henceforth, desist from listening to anybody or person(s), who publicly dish out ORDER(S) through their social media handles, claiming such Orders as purportedly emanating from Onyendu.
“2) Onyendu is specifically and primarily concerned with legal steps being taken by his team of lawyers to ensure his unconditional release from custody, which methodology are usually prohibited from being discussed in our updates/publicly.
“3) Onyendu only relays his message(s) through his lawyers whenever issues of compelling public concerns require his public view. Please note that Onyendu is a freedom fighter, presently held in solitary confinement at the custody of the DSS, and currently undergoing persecution in the hands of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). Nevertheless, he must surely regain his freedom and it will be soon.
“4) Every well meaning supporter of Onyendu’s cause should be more interested in protecting the legal measures being taken to ensure his freedom, rather than sabotaging them.
“5) UmuChineke must treat with the greatest circumspect, the resolve of those, who by their unhealthy pronouncement(s) are directly interfering with the strategies of the legal team, and further jeopardizing the welfare of ONYENDU, and it must STOP NOW!
“Atụọlụ́ ọmalụ ọ̀malụ́, atụọlụ́ ofeke, ofenye isi n’ọfịa.
“Thank you all for keeping faith with Onyendu’s admonition for peaceful atmosphere in the entire South-East. Please continue to remain law abiding as you have always demonstrated.
“We wish to assure you all that it shall surely end in Praises! Forward ever in victory, and backward never.”
