Police Declare Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Wanted For Murder Of Officers, But IPOB Leader Disagrees

The Anambra State Police Command on Tuesday declared a Lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor wanted over the clash that happened on Monday in Oraifite.

The clash reportedly left four persons dead.

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Commissioner of Police in the state, John Abang made the declaration in a video message circulated by the spokesman of the command, Haruna Mohammed.

In the video message, the command urged members of the public with any information of his whereabouts to avail the police or any security agencies of such information.

“Gentleman, I will like to let Nigerians to know that as we speak, Barrister Ejiofor, an IPOB member and his cohorts have been declared wanted by the command”.

“And I will seek the cooperation of law abiding Nigerians from North, South, East and West, wherever they find this individual, they should report to the nearest police station or any other security agency for possible arrest and prosecution,” Abang said.

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In an accompanying statement to the video message, Haruna wrote: “Police in Anambra State have declared wanted one Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor (a member of the proscribed IPOB) and his cohorts over the alleged brutal murder of two Police officers in Oraifite yesterday”.

THE WHISTLER learnt that Ejiofor is one of the lawyers defending the Leader of the proscribed secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in his treason trial by the Nigerian Government.

Kanu has been on self-exile after the army invaded his residence in Umuahia, Abia State, in 2017.

The lawyer’s country home in Oraifite community of Anambra State was invaded by the police on Monday during which two members of the group were allegedly killed.

Two policemen were also killed during the incident.

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The police and IPOB traded accusations over the killings.

The command claimed IPOB members attacked first and killed the two policemen, but IPOB claimed the contrary.

Kanu had taken to his twitter handle @MaziNnamdiKanu to disagree with the police: “This morning, Nigerian forces invaded Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor’s home, my lawyer to assassinate him and his family members. Sadly, the forces killed two #IPOB family members.”

The police said they invaded the apartment following a reported case of abduction there.

Ejiofor’s house has been reportedly set ablaze by security agents sent as a reinforcement to the community.

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