The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has raised alarm over the prolonged detention of five of his relatives by the Department of State Services
Kanu said his relatives were arrested after visiting him at the Kuje prison where he is being held
The IPOB in fresh letter has asked the minister of interior Abdulrahman Dambazau and the comptroller general of prisons
Nnamdi Kanu has raised alarm over continued detention of five of his relatives by the Department of State Security Services (DSS).
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in a letter written to the minister of interior Abdulrahman Dambazau and the comptroller general of prison Ja’afaru Ahmed also alleged possible threats to his life while in custody.
Kanu in the letter sent to Dambazau and Ahmed by his lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor and obtained exclusively by NAIJ.com was dated Wednesday, September 14, and acknowledgement from receipts received same day.
Kanuv called on the minister and the comptroller general to investigate various attempts on his life and that of his relatives.
The IPOB leader said, five of his relatives, who are members of his extended family were trailed and arrested by security operatives after they visited him (Kanu) on August 23, 2016.
He said the relatives: Joseph Okorie, Asochukwu Ugochukwu, Ekene Onuoha and Sunday Okafor were trailed following a tip off by prison officials to other security operatives.
“They were surreptitiously trailed from the Gwagwalada Motor Park in Abuja were they boarded a night bus to the east, and were eventually intercepted in a security check point situated in Isiala-ngwa express road, Aba by a joint security task force led by the operatives of the State Security Services and subsequently arrested under the covert facilitation of a mole who joined them in the same vehicle at the time of take-off,” Kanu said in his letter.
Kanu said since the “unfortunate” incident, his relatives have remained under detention.
He said, since their arrest, the DSS have also denied his relatives, access to their lawyers and any form of visitation from family members or even charged to court for any offences.
Similarly, Kanu, in his letter to the duo also brought to light a similar incident which occurred at the Kuje prison on Tuesday, September 6.
Kanu’s sister Princess Tonia and a few other relatives were harassed by some soldiers security officials dressed in mufti after a visits to the IPOB leader in Kuje prison.
He has also in a letter asked the chief of army staff Tukur Buratai to investigate the matter involving the soldiers who were led by one major Yushau.
The letter to Dambazau and Ahmed said: “These are consequent on the assassination attempt on our client’s life when his cell was invaded by fierce looking personnel who in response to an incident that took place in a cell far away from his, indiscriminately five cannons of tear gas canisters directly inside his room through his cell window.”
Kanu’s lawyer described the tear gas shots as “a desperate conspiratorial move to kill him at all cost and by any means.”
Ejiofor said irrespective of the tear gas shots, rounds of live ammunition were also fired in a sporadic manner into Kanu’s cell.
“This unfortunate incident took place on the 30the day of August 2016, we have carefully obtained and shall at the appropriate time and forum present to the whole world the evidence of claims articulated in this letter,” Ejiofor said.
He urged the minister of interior and the comptroller general of prison to thoroughly investigate the listed allegations and adopt appropriate measures to ensure the safety of Kanu and his visitors.
“It will be unfortunate if law-abiding citizens who visit our client cannot be assured of their safety on the grounds of the prison facility.
“It is the right of everyone on a visit to the prison to be protected against intimidation, assault and a host of other right-infringing acts while on the grounds of the prison. We hope this letter is given immediate and urgent attention and necessary actions set in motion,” Ejiofor concluded.
The IPOB leader was arrested on October 14, 2015, upon his arrival into Lagos, Nigeria from United Kingdom.
He is currently facing charges of treasonable felony alongside two others David Nwawuisi and Benjamin Nwabugwu.
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