The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said that his continued detention by President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government is a calculated attempt to detain him indefinitely.
Kanu, who made the accusation on Monday when his legal team visited him at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja, asked his supporters to read Psalm 82 in the Bible daily.
He said God has shown that he is not guilty of any offence nor has he committed any offence known to law.
The detained IPOB leader through a statement issued by his lead counsel, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said there was no charge pending before any court against him, yet, he was still being detained “based on an unprecedented Order of Stay of Execution, in total disregard to his constitutionally guaranteed right to personal liberty.”
According to the statement, he stressed that he “strongly believes that the Federal Government’s appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal which discharged him and prohibited his further trial and detention, will not be heard, because the Federal Government intends to illegally detain him indefinitely.”
“Where in the world has it ever happened that the Court discharged a person, ordered for his unconditional release, prohibited his further detention and trial, yet, that person is still being held in solitary confinement?”
“Whether the Appeal is heard today or not, the truth remains unchanging – Nnamdi Kanu has not committed any offence known to law, if he had, the Federal Government would not be afraid of prosecuting their own case.
“Ezigbo UmuChineke (his supporters) should read Psalms 82 daily because God has truly shown that he- Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not guilty of any offence, nor has he committed any offence known to law,” the statement said.
Ejiofor noted that “the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has repeatedly and unconscionably wronged him.
“The FGN is also preventing and/or frustrating the expeditious Hearing of the Appeal they lodged against the Court of Appeal’s judgment before the Supreme Court.
“The intention of the FGN is for our people to revolt, so that their lawless and untrained security agents will invade Biafra land and massacre and abduct innocent people. Hence, Onyendu urged Ezigbo UmuChineke not to take the bait and fall prey to this sinister agenda.
“It is now clear that it is the same people who are responsible for the insecurity in our land, that are doing everything within their powers to ensure that the Appeal is not heard expeditiously.”
Kanu’s lawyer also decried the state of the IPOB leader’s cell in DSS saying, “The air conditioner (AC) unit in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s cell is an espionage AC with gadgets hidden inside it. This is largely responsible for the ear problem he is presently experiencing, which is further worsened by the beatings and severe torture he was subjected to in Kenya before his extraordinary rendition to Nigeria.
“Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu consequently directed that we should request for the inspection of his cell by a Magistrate, in line with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.
“That he, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wishes to respectfully draw the attention of the Lord Justices of the Supreme Court to the provisions of Supreme Court Practice Directions 2013 (Criminal Appeals), which is intended to eliminate unnecessary delay in the hearing of criminal appeals.”
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