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By Modupe Shodeinde
Lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has countered the position of the Kenyan government on the latter’s involvement in the arrest of his client.
Ejiofor, in a statement on his Facebook wall yesterday after his meeting with Kanu for the first time since he was brought to Nigeria on Sunday, said his client was abducted by Kenya’s Special Police Force at the country’s International Airport on June 18.
Recall that though the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami did not state where Kanu was arrested, Kanu’s brother, Kingsley, had alleged that his brother was apprehended in Kenya.
On Friday, Wilfred Machage, Kenyan high commissioner to Nigeria, denied the claim that Kanu was arrested in the country.
However, in the statement entitled ‘Update on meeting with MNK today, 2nd July 2021’, Ejofor said: “My Client – Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was actually abducted by the accursed Kenya’s Special Police Force on the 18th of June 2021 at their International Airport, and consequently taken to an undisclosed residence under dehumanizing conditions.
“He was tortured and subjected to all forms of inhuman treatment which worsened his health condition. “He was illegally detained for eight good DAYS in Kenya before being transferred to their Nigerian counterpart.
“He was purportedly investigated on a bogus charge while in their custody, ostensibly awaiting to be handed over after their findings proved him innocent of all the spurious allegations. They later beckoned on their Nigerian counterpart to take over.
“Kenyan Government was deeply involved in the abduction, detention and ill-treatment of my client before the illegal handover to their Nigerian counterpart.
“A scan of his heart showed that the heart has enlarged by 13% due to the dehumanizing treatment meted to him. There will be need for immediate proper medical examination and attention for him.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu conveyed his goodwill message to all IPOB family members worldwide, and craved for your unrelentless (sic) prayers.
“We are going back to the Court for the needful. Other details cannot be entertained here.
“His fortified legal team will address these infractions at the proper forum as we progress. Other details on our legal strategy may not be made public.
“With Chukwuokike Abiama on our side, Victory is assured. For if God Almighty be for us, who can be against us?
“#freeMaziNnamdiKanu#”
