Questions as Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer says terrorist leader will be released soon, claims no strong reasons to convict him
*We wait to see how it will happen – Nigerians
By KEMI KASUMU
But Nigerians, who said they wait patiently to see the magic that will shield the terrorist leader from facing justice, dismissed the lawyer as only talking out of fake confidence thinking that Nigeria is still at the stage where media manipulation was used to win battle.
Like it is said that wonder shall never end, leader of terrorist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, looks good as he assures through his lawyer to be released soon.
Kanu’s making of the situation leading to killing of security officers, Northern politician Gulak Ahmed and burning of police stations in South East had been proved beyond doubts before the Federal Government went for his re-arrest and extradition back to Nigeria.
But his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, ful of hope, gave the assurance of Kanu’s release, according to a media report.
Speaking after his visit to his client, the lawyer said there was no strong allegation to convict him.
“We’re in high spirit that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will soon come out of detention sooner than expected, and better too. It’s one thing for allegations to be made, it’s another thing to establish it. But I don’t think there’s anything strong enough to convict him.
“There’s no cause for worry. His health is improving. Only that he has not been allowed access to his family, particularly his wife and children, which I see as another level of mental torture.
“But we’re doing all we can to ensure he’s transferred to appropriate custodian pending when his trial commences. We’re also making efforts to get medical experts to ensure his health gets stable,” he added.
Ejiofor reaffirmed his allegation of threats to his life, saying the threats were in futility.
“There’s no amount of intimidation or threats that can stop me from defending Nnamdi Kanu. I advise those after me to have a rethink because no body can kill me.
“I’m a man of destiny and on a divine assignment. God has appointed me to be Kanu and IPOB’s lawyer. I’ll stand by him till victory is guaranteed. All we need from Biafrans is prayers and patience. Pray for him, and for us his lawyers too.
“Nothing extraordinary will happen that day. That I can assure you. We’ll be there as usual to entertain applications. If there’s any amendment, we’ll take it up from there.
“What we have is still the 3-count charge. We also have application overdue for hearing, that is the invasion of his house where 28 persons were killed.
“We have all the pictorial evidences. We’ll tender them before the court so the court will look at them to ensure justice,” the lawyer said.
But Nigerians, who said they wait patiently to see the magic that will shield the terrorist leader from facing justice, dismissed the lawyer as only talking out of fake confidence thinking that Nigeria is still at the stage where media manipulation was used to win battle.
“What many of these charlatans calling themselves professionals think is that we are still at the era they virtualy destroyed our national peace and security through their manipulation of the press, and thereby confusing the authority about solutions. That is no more because we now see what the problems are and we cannot watch the problems we already know to overcome us,” one of them said.
