Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Narrates Role Of Kenyan Government After Meeting IPOB Leader In Detention

Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, says his client was abducted and subjected toinhuman treatment by Kenyan security operatives before he was handed over to Nigerian security agencies.

This is contrary to a statement by the Kenyan Government which denied it had anything to do with Kanu’s arrest.

But Ejiofor, after a meeting with his client who is in detention, stated in a post on Facebook that Mr Kanu was ‘illegally detained for eight days in Kenya’.

In the post entitled ‘Update on meeting with MNK today, 2nd July 2021’, Ejiofor accused the Kenyan government for its role in the arrest of his client.

He wrote, “My client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was actually abducted by the accursed Kenya’s Special Police Force on the 18th of June 2021 at their international airport, and consequently taken to an undisclosed residence under dehumanizing conditions.

“He was tortured and subjected to all forms of inhuman treatment which worsened his health condition. He was illegally detained for eight good DAYS in Kenya before being transferred to their Nigerian counterpart. 

“He was purportedly investigated on a bogus charge while in their custody, ostensibly, awaiting to be handed over after their findings proved him innocent of all the spurious allegations. They later beckoned on their Nigerian counterparts to take over.

“Kenyan government was deeply involved in the abduction, detention and ill-treatment of my client before the illegal handover to their Nigerian counterpart. A scan of his heart showed that the heart has enlarged by 13% due to the dehumanizing treatment meted to him.

“There will be need for immediate proper medical examination and attention for him. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu conveyed his goodwill message to all IPOB family members worldwide, and craved for your unrelentless prayers.

“We are going back to the court for the needful. Other details cannot be entertained here. His fortified legal team will address these infractions at the proper forum as we progress. Other details on our legal strategy may not be made public.

“With Chukwuokike Abiama on our side, victory is assured. For if God Almighty be for us, who can be against us?”

Mr Kanu’s case is billed for 26th and 27th of this month at a federal high court, Abuja.