Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is in high spirits in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), Vincent Obetta, his lawyer, has said.
According to Obetta, Kanu is not ill, and has not been tortured in custody, contrary to allegations by IPOB that its leader was critically ill and being tortured by the DSS.
“I would like to say that as a solicitor and advocate of the federal republic of Nigeria, I have sworn to an oath, to defend the defenceless and above all, to say the truth and be fair to all, at all material times,” Obetta said in a statement.
“Having said that, I must add that I have been inundated with calls and I also read in several mediums, all manner of ruse about my client; that he has been tortured by the DSS, transferred to a more deadly cell, and also that he has been critically ill.
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“I am still wondering where such information came from. I can authoritatively say that apart from the British government‘s team that visited him (Nnamdi kanu) last year, I am, and have been the only one who has been privileged to have access (though limited) to him and all through my visits, there has not been any overt or covert situation pointing to a case of torture on him by the authority of the DSS. He is neither sick nor have fallen sick since his incarceration on the 14th October, 2015.
“During my last visit (14th January, 2016), we had robust and cheerful discussions even with his captors. He was also in good health, full of life and in high spirits contrary to the media reportage that he is being tortured, has been sick and broken.
“The media should do more in the area of investigative journalism before going to the tabloid.”
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In December, Kanu refused to take his plea before Ahmed Mohammed, justice of the federal high court, Abuja, prompting the judge to withdraw from the case.
He will now be arraigned before another judge at the same court on Monday.
Adeniyi Ademola, justice of the federal high court, Abuja, had ordered his immediate release, but the DSS failed to comply with the order.
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7 comments
Obetta. Make sure that the information u are spreeding is true because information reaching us is difervent from urs. If not, we will come after u and ur family like wide wind and make sure nigerian govt have gicing u money to say funny things. Make sure that kanu is safe ooh. We are counting time to crush nigeria if they try anything stupid. Kanu is a trap to buhari’s govt.
When you have not been able to destroy even the cockroach in your toilet.
Nwa Chineke!
Nigerian government must prove to us and pay appropriate damages for detaining my hero for so long like this .anyway we are waiting to destroy the zoo soon.just a command from my President and my commander whether from the prisons we will start our thing and the zoo will collapse and fall .
this news is constructed by nigeria media, not 4rm our lawyer. we are now wiser than them!
God knows the best and he will surely see him through..
Don’t be afraid God is wit u kanu he will surely vindicate u because u are fighting a gud cause. fire on the true BIAFRAN WARLORD…