Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said that there is a “likelihood of connivance in the effect of his client on the part of the British government.”
Gatekeepers News had reported that Kanu who is a dual citizen of Nigeria and the UK is in Department of State Services (DSS) custody.
The embattled IPOB leader who jumped bail in 2017, was rearrested and extradited to Nigeria on June 29. He is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony following his campaign for the secession of the Republic of Biafra.
Gatekeepers News reports that on Wednesday, Ejiofor lamented that the British Government are not doing enough to help his client, noting that the UK government has not set its eyes on Kanu let alone offer any form of service to date.
“I can confirm, British high commission and government are not doing much about this case. I can confirm to you that there’s a very likelihood of connivance in the effect of my client on the part of the British government,” Ejiofor said while speaking on Arise TV.
“In 2015, Nnamdi Kanu, a British national, was arrested in Lagos, and I know what happened and the effort they made. I know how they were keeping constant communication with me. I know how they were visiting him in SSS, where he was initially detained before being taken to prison. They were there severally. Every two days, they visited him in prison. At times, they make sure to confirm with me about his medical condition.
“But as of today, July 2021, a British national was abducted on June 19 and smuggled into Nigeria thereafter. And was taken to court on the 29. These things happened to the knowledge of the British government, and, apart from that, we formally notified them.
“The British government has not set their eyes on Nnamdi Kanu talkless of offering any form of service, and till today, I can confirm that to you.”
