No Indication That Kanu Is In Danger – Lawyer

A lawyer has revealed that no indication that Kanu is in danger.

No Indication That Kanu Is In Danger - Lawyer
Nnamdi Kanu

There is no indication that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is in danger, his lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor said on Tuesday, The Nation report.

He said he would meet with Kanu on Thursday as directed by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

IPOB had expressed disappointment over the failure to produce Kanu in court.

Its’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said producing Kanu was the only way to prove to IPOB members that he was still alive.

Kanu is facing charges of terrorism, treasonable felony, management of an unlawful society and illegal possession of firearms.

His trial, which was stalled on Monday, was adjourned until October 21.

Ejiofor, in a post on his Facebook page, said he would update supporters on the outcome of his visit.

He wrote: “Given the fact that our client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was not produced in court yesterday (Monday), and serious safety concerns being entertained by all and sundry, and more especially in keeping in line with the subsisting court order made yesterday (Monday) that directed for specific visiting hours and days for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, may I respectfully put the world and millions of our supporters on notice that I will personally be visiting our client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday.

“I will keep the world updated on the outcome of the visit. Steps have been taken to notify the DSS (Department of State Services) of this impending visit. I will advise you all to stay glued to your clock on the above-mentioned date.

“The information available at our disposal, for now, has not suggested any danger to his life, but I shall say it to you exactly the way it is, upon the conclusion of the visit.”

Also on Tuesday, British High Commissioner to Nigeria Catriona Laing, confirmed that the consulate has offered assistance to Kanu.

She spoke on Arise TV Morning Show.

Laing said: “We’re on record as saying we can offer consular assistance to British nationals and we have requested that consular access. That’s all I’m prepared to say.

“In this (Kanu’s) case, we have offered consular assistance to Nnamdi Kanu.”

Kanu’s special counsel, Aloy Ajimakor, indicated that he would contest the charge of treasonable felony against his client.

He said: “Since 1960, democratic Nigeria has had many treason trials without any – except for that of Obafemi Awolowo – netting a conviction or even coming close.

“No other person has ever been convicted of treason or its garden varieties like treasonable felony or sedition throughout all the democratic dispensations in Nigeria.

“Even when that of Awolowo resulted in a conviction, it immediately brought many issues that still remotely dog Nigeria to this day.”

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