I visited our indefatigable Client - Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, today, being the 9th day of January, 2023, at the DSS detention facility, Abu...
I visited our indefatigable Client - Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu, today, being the 9th day of January, 2023, at the DSS detention facility,
Abuja, where he is still being unconstitutionally held in solitary confinement.
The legal team spent greater part of the holidays working
discretely on compelling legal engagements that will ensure/enhance the freedom
of Onyendu. Hence, this is our first meeting with Onyendu in the new year.
I had fruitful briefings regarding the latest positive
update on the hearing of our appeal before the Supreme Court, kudos to the
efforts of our erudite Lead Counsel – Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN. However, the
details remain private and will be made public in due time.
Onyendu reiterated his confidence and optimism on the
ability of our legal team, eminently led by the legal Iroko – Chief Mike
Ozekhome, SAN, to beat the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to their game.
Again, Onyendu lamented that for the past nine (9) days, the
detaining authority (DSS) has refused to avail him of his prescribed medication
for heart/chest burn, which delay is extremely harmful to his health. Since all
channel of complaints to the detaining authority (DSS) has been closed, we have
no other option than to always go public to ventilate our grievances with their
unlawful activities with respect to their management of Onyendu, and to
consequently demand that Onyendu’s full medication, prescribed for the
management of his deteriorating health condition be administered immediately
and without further ado.
Though, our erudite lead counsel – Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN,
immediately swung into action to press for the needful to be done without
further ado, it is important to point out that only few weeks ago, a cash sum
of N1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira only) was made available to the DSS by our
Lead Counsel – Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to specifically be applied for the medical needs, and routine
meals of Onyendu. Unfortunately, the detaining authority (DSS) refused to
accept the money, insisting that they
have all it takes to cater to Onyendu‘s medical needs and routine meals.
It therefore begs the following questions, to wit: why can’t
the DSS take up this statutory obligation of providing for Onyendu’s medical
needs? Why can’t they provide him with these all important medications,
critical to his health? Why are they still detaining Onyendu while
mischievously refusing to cater to his medical needs?
What is the justification in detaining Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu who is merely agitating for the self determination of the biafran people,
and who had been discharged and his further detention prohibited by the Court
of Appeal, meanwhile, the Federal Government of Nigeria is releasing terrorists
into the society?
We are therefore, calling on the Foreign Governments and
Agencies, to strongly note the deteriorating state of Onyendu’s medical
condition, and to prevail on the Nigerian Government to simply obey the
Order/Judgment of the Court of Appeal that directed for the unconditional and
immediate release of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which judgment further
prohibited the DSS from further detaining Onyendu.
In conclusion of the exclusive visit, Onyendu, specially
requested for his goodwill and New Year message be extended to you all, Ezigbo
UmuChineke, as he specially conveys his prayers for a better tomorrow for us
all.
Onyendu’s prayers is that the New Year will be fulfilling
and fruitful in every dimension of the struggle for the emancipation of his
people. He continues to urge Ezigbo UmuChineke to remain resolute, firm and law
abiding as you have always demonstrated.
Onyendu remains profoundly grateful for the outpouring of
prayers from Ezigbo UmuChineke, particularly during the Yuletide. Be assured
that they are not taken for granted. He is indeed very appreciative.
Thank you all, Ezigbo UmuChineke, and remain blessed.
We move!
Signed:
Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq. (KSC)
IPOB's Lead Counsel
9th January, 2023.
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