Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was actually arrested in Kenya and not Ethiopia as widely reported.
According to Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu’s lead defence counsel, he said Kanu was arrested and detained for eight days by Kenya’s Special Police Force, before he was handed over to the Nigerian government.
Ejiofor made the disclosure after he was granted access to see Kanu in his cell at the Department of State Service (DSS).
After emerging from the meeting with Kanu, Ejiofor said his client was tortured and maltreated by the Kenya police. He made the revelation on his Facebook Wall.
The statement reads: “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 (8) 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 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?”