The saga concerning the army's
invasion of Nnamdi Kanu's house continues as the family of the leader of the
proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra petitioned the United Nations, the
European Union and other foreign countries, alleging that operatives of the
Nigerian army looted valuables from their son’s home during a raid on October
8.
The petition was signed by
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer on behalf of the traditional head of
Afaraukwu Ibeku, Umuahia, in Abia state, and Kanu’s father, Eze Isreal
Okwu-Kanu.
Nnamdi Kanu's family, in a
separate letters sent by Ejiofor to the international bodies and foreign
countries, claimed that the “CCTV footage” attached to the said letters
“picked” the alleged looting by Nigerian soldiers and policemen, Sahara
Reporters reports.
The media outlet also claimed the
said CCTV recordings were not made available to them.
The letter read in part: “We are
solicitors to the family of His Royal Majesty, Eze Isreal Okwu-Kanu,
hereinafter referred to as ‘our client’ and on whose standing instruction we
file this communication with the British government.
“It is our brief, that on the 8th
day of October, 2017, our client’s son’s home (Nnamdi Kanu) in Afaraukwu Ibeku,
Umuahia, in Abia State was invaded, and violently looted by rampaging Nigerian
soldiers and their police counterparts.
“The CCTV footage which picked
the horrendous raids, revealed the brazen looting and carting away of valuables
and household equipment by the above named security agents.”
The separate letters were
addressed to the resident representatives of UN and EU, the US Ambassador, the
Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, the High Commissioner of the British High
Commission; and the High Commissioner, the Canadian High Commission.
A copy of the letter sent to the
British High Commission, Kanu's lawyer claimed that the IPOB leader has not
been seen since the invasion of the family home on September 14, 2017.
The letter added that the IPOB
leader might have been killed during the military operation.
“The raid and consequent looting
in the home of our client’s son, (a British citizen) by the soldiers and their
police counterparts does not enjoy the protection, backing, and legitimacy of
any known legislative enactment in Nigeria.
“It is, therefore, not unlikely,
that he may have been killed in the well-coordinated bloody onslaught in his
home. The attached CCTV footage picked clearly the horrendous activity of these
rampaging security personnel in the home of our client,” the letter read in
part.
The army spokesperson, Brig Gen. Sani Usman,
however, could not be reached for comments as his mobile rang out and he is yet
to reply to a text sent to him as of the time of filing this report.
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