Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer of the detained leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, claimed that his
client is starving in the custody of the Department of State Services.
According to him, none of the pronouncements made by Justice
Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja on December 2, 2021, has been
obeyed by the DSS.
Ejiofor said these in a statement titled: “Update on today’s
visit to our indefatigable client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the
Headquarters of the Department of State Services Abuja.”
He said, “The routine visit to our client — Onyendu Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu was conducted on December 6, 2021, and in his usual practice, he
extended his compliments to his millions of supporters. He remains profoundly
grateful for the overwhelming support and show of solidarity thus far.
“However, we observed with dismay, and indeed very
unfortunate and worrisome that notwithstanding the far-reaching orders made by
Her Lordship in the open Court on December 2, 2021, the detaining authority
being the DSS have in their usual style, flouted and/or ignored the said court
orders.
“We were informed by our client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
that none of the pronouncements made by the Court on December 2 2021 has been
obeyed by the DSS.
“They have unrepentantly continued to treat the orders of
the Court with the greatest disdain. Our client — Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
further informed us that he had not eaten anything since yesterday (Sunday).”
The lawyer further claimed that his client is being punished
because he complained to the court about how he is being treated in the custody
of the DSS.
Ejiofor said, “Apparently, he is being punished because we
dared to complain to the court about the condition under which he is being held
in custody. But, very, unfortunately, this should be the height of their
reckless affront to the orders of Court.
“At the time Her Lordship made these far-reaching orders in
open court, I did not mince words in informing the Court that the operatives of
the DSS will flout these orders, pursuant to which the court specifically told
me to come back to her with these facts if her order is flouted.”
Ejiofor noted that due to the development, he would approach
the court tomorrow to reveal this ‘terrifying’ development. The lawyer said
that the development is ‘totally unacceptable, grossly condemnable, and cannot
be tolerated.’
He said, “Interestingly, we will be approaching the court
tomorrow with this terrifying development, which is totally unacceptable,
grossly condemnable, and cannot be tolerated.
“The facts must be placed in their proper perspectives: Our
Client — Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has not been convicted of committing any
crime, he is still presumed innocent of every unfounded and frivolous
allegation against him, and as such, the DSS has no power whatsoever to whittle
down the enjoyment of any of his rights clearly protected under Chapter 4 of
the constitution.
“The detaining authority (DSS) is an agency clearly
established by instrumentality of the laws and should operate within the
confines of the same laws establishing them, and should not be seen as a
lawless entity.”
The lawyer, hence, demanded that the DSS comply with the
ruling of the court immediately as further attempts to flout these orders will
be faced with strict sanctions by the court.
He said, “We hereby, demand without further ado, for the
immediate compliance with all the orders of the Court clearly made on December
2, 2021, and further attempt to flout these orders must be faced with strict
sanctions by the Court.
“We respectfully wish to assure our client’s teeming
supporters that we cannot leave anything to chance towards ensuring that our
client is sufficiently protected and his rights are upheld. The DSS must and
shall certainly operate within the confines of the laws. They have no option on
this.
“Be assured that we are not resting on oars whatsoever, to
ensure that our Client is unconditionally released. This strategy isn’t being
discussed here, but it will happen soon.”
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