The authorized crew of the chief of the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has warned that they could boycott courtroom proceedings as a result of perceived injustices in opposition to their shopper.
They acknowledged that they’d not take part within the proceedings if the IPOB chief’s proper to a good trial was not revered by the Division of State Providers.
The IPOB chief, who faces treason and terrorism fees, has been within the DSS’ custody since 2021.
He had utilized to be granted bail primarily based on well being grounds and to allow him to arrange for trial, however his utility was rejected by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja.
Justice Nyako as an alternative promised an accelerated listening to of the matter.
Kanu’s trial is predicted to begin on April 17, 2024.
However his authorized crew, led by Alloy Ejimakor, has been addressing journalists on the problem they’ve been dealing with making ready the IPOB chief for trial.
On April 9, 2024, throughout a press convention in Abuja, Ejimakor accused the DSS of denying them entry to their shopper.
He additionally accused the service of continually seizing each authorized doc they took to the DSS facility to arrange Kanu for trial.
At one other press convention in Abuja on Wednesday, Ejimakor mentioned they’d pull out of the trial ought to the DSS proceed to frustrate their efforts to arrange Kanu for his trial.
Ejimakor claimed that the actions of the DSS have been denying the IPOB chief his proper to a good trial.
He mentioned the authorized crew wouldn’t be part of such a course of ought to it proceed.
Ejimakor mentioned, “This authorized crew just isn’t going to be a part of the travesty of justice. If Nnamdi Kanu just isn’t going to get a good trial, this authorized crew just isn’t going to be a part of murdering justice in a Nigerian courtroom. It doesn’t imply we’re going to abandon Kanu however we are going to, as a gaggle, abandon the method. we are going to refuse to be contributors in a course of that’s geared to and preprogrammed for injustice on the pinnacle of Kanu.
“Let that be clear. It doesn’t sound like we’re going to boycott Kanu however you’ll be able to say we’re boycotting the judiciary and what we’re boycotting is manifest injustice.”
Efforts to get the DSS’ spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, proved abortive, as his cellphone line indicated ‘busy’ on repeated makes an attempt.
He had additionally but to reply to a message requesting his response to the allegations levelled in opposition to the DSS as of the time of filling this report.
