Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, has given an update on efforts to secure
Kanu's release.
In an update on Monday evening, Ejiofor revealed that he alongside
other lawyers of Kanu visited DSS facility and served them Court of
Appeal ruling ordering the release of Kanu.
He warned that any attempt to disobey the order will be resisted.
He took to Facebook and wrote:
UPDATE ON OUR TODAY'S VISIT TO OUR INDEFATIGABLE CLIENT –
ONYENDU MAZI NNAMDI KANU AT THE DSS HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA, WHERE HE IS NOW
BEING ILLEGALLY AND UNCONSTITUTINALLY HELD IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, IN
GROSS VIOLATION OF THE POSITIVE ORDERS OF THE COURT OF APPEAL:
We have just left the DSS Headquarters, Abuja, after our
fruitful meeting/engagement with our ever resolute, indefatigable,
erudite, and uncompromising Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu
Kamanu Ozuzu Kanu.
Onyendu was exceedingly overjoyed with the news of the erudite
judgement of the Court of Appeal, a copy of which was also made
available to Onyendu. Onyendu could not hold his joy and immense
gratitude to our legal team, ably led by the man of the letters – Chief
Mike Ozekhome, SAN.
He is profoundly grateful to UmuChineke for your resoluteness and prayers, which impacted so positively in this victory.
As you are all aware, upon the delivery of this judgement on
the 13th day of October, 2022, the detention of Onyendu in the facility
of the DSS, which was strongly condemned and equally prohibited by the
judgment of the Court of Appeal under reference, became gravely illegal
and unconstitutional as there is nothing whatsoever, legalising the
further detention of Onyendu in the detention facility of the DSS.
Unfortunately, the breach of Onyendu’s Fundamental Rights by the
autocratic Government of Nigeria has continued unabated till now.
But, be assured, UmuChineke, and the entire World that we are
aggressively pursuing total compliance with this Court Order within
every permissible legal precinct and shall keep everyone updated.
Onyendu’s legal team eminently led by a legal icon, a foremost
and an accomplished leading Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike
Ozekhome is not relenting.
The Court Order must be obeyed whether they like it or not. No
criminal charge of any form can be filed against Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu again, and no indictment of any nature can be taken up against him.
We have won them hands-down.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has totally run out of
options, and the only valid OPTION available to them now is to obey the
Order made by a very Superior Court of record and immediately free
Onyendu. The time is now, and it is irreversible!
Today, being the 17th day of October, 2022, the judgement of
the Court of Appeal delivered on the 13th day of October, 2022, which
unconditionally freed Onyendu, was served on the Attorney General of the
Federation - Abubakar Malami SAN, and the Director General of the State
Security Service (DSS) Headquarters, Abuja.
The DSS is expected to immediately enforce the positive Orders
of the Court and immediately release Onyendu without further ado and
unconditionally.
We shall be exploring far reaching legal measures to command
immediate compliance with this erudite Court judgement freeing Onyendu,
though the details of our strategic legal engagements shall remain
private.
Thank you all Ezigbo UmuChineke and remain hugely blessed.
We have won and won them forever. They can never recover from it again.
We move.
Signed:
Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq. (KSC)
IPOB’s Lead Counsel
17th October, 2022
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