TROUBLE Looms As Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers ‘Denied Access To Detained IPOB Leader, See What Securities Did To Him

TROUBLE Looms As Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers ‘Denied Access To Detained IPOB Leader, See What Securities Did To Him

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Since his extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021, Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has remained in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). However, Kanu’ s legal team, led by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, has raised concerns over the denial of access to their client by the DSS.

In a press briefing, Ejimakor lamented that the DSS has repeatedly denied them access to Kanu and has confiscated every legal document they attempted to bring to him. The legal team expressed frustration over the DSS’ s practice of scanning and photocopying the documents, often failing to return them to the rightful owners.

This denial of access not only impedes Kanu’s legal defense but also violates his constitutional rights, as outlined in Section 36(6) paragraph. C of the Constitution. Kanu’ s legal team emphasized the importance of upholding his rights and ensuring fair treatment in accordance with the law.

During a press briefing, one of Kanu’s lawyers, Barrister Jude Ugwuanyi said, We are ready to defend Nnamdi Kanu. The offences for which he is standing trial are not such that there is no defence. We have strong defences but our fear is the way and manner we are being denied access to him.

As lawyers, we are entitled to meeting with our client, Nnamdi Kanu, liaising with him, discussing and hearing from him what defence he has against those charges.

*But each time we make an effort

towards seeing him, we are restrained

by the DSS. I’m a victim. *The allegations against Nnamdi Kanu are personal allegations against him and he is the only person that can tell his lawyers what he did and what he did not do and what line of defences he could rely on.

That is why Section 36(6) paragraph c says that as an accused person, he is entitled to a lawyer of his choice. In an attempt to utilize that opportunity, we go to him to hear from him and get his line of defences because we were not there when he is said to have committed these offences. But we are not allowed to liaise with him.”

Ugwuanyi further said, ” if we go with documents for him to tell us his reactions to those documents, those documents are seized from us. They

are scanned, photocopied and in the long run, we may not even get those documents back. if we have something the charges said he did and ask Kanu for his reactions, we are not allowed to take the documents to him. They are seized from us and if we want to take notes, the DSS insists on a limited number of pages we can write. These things affect the facilities the constitution says he is entitled to. That is our fear. Where we are not allowed access to him or even when we are allowed a little access to him, we are not allowed to get documents, information or get him sign documents for change of counsel, we are constrained to say that this is not how it is done elsewhere. Where two parties are contesting over a case in the court of law and there is no equality, there is

discrimination, somebody has the upper hand and it is being allowed, that kind of prosecution is not done in any other country.”