Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Speaks From Prison On How Kenya Arrested, Tortured Him

Nnamdi Kanu has spoken from prison on how Kenya arrested and tortured him.

Newsone Nigeria reports Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by the Kenyan Government before he was handed over to the Department of State Services.

This online news platform understands that Nnamdi Kanu spoke on how Kenya arrested and tortured through Ejiofor while giving an update of the case on Friday evening, July 2, 2021, on the micro-blogging site, Twitter.

The IPOB lawyer wrote, “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 dehumanising conditions.

“He was tortured and subjected to all forms of inhuman treatment which worsened his health condition. He was illegally detained for eight 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.

“The Kenya government was deeply involved in the abduction, detention and ill-treatment of my client before the illegal handover to their Nigerian counterpart.”

The IPOB lawyer also alleged that the health condition of Nnamdi Kanu was deteriorating, claiming that a scan showed his heart had widened by 13 per cent as a result of how he was handled by the Kenyan government.

Ejiofor added, “A scan of his heart showed that the heart has enlarged by 13 per cent due to the dehumanising treatment meted out to him. There will be a 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 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? ”

Newsone reports that Kanu, who is being prosecuted on charges of treasonable felony, was rearrested after jumping bail and repatriated to Nigeria on Sunday.

Kenya denies involvement in Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, extradition

Meanwhile, Newsone reports that Kenya has denied involvement in the arrest and extradition of Nnamdi Kanu.

Amb. Wilfred Machage, the Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, who expressed displeasure over reports that Kanu was arrested in his country, admonished Nigerians to ask the Federal Government how the IPOB leader was apprehended.

Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, Kingsley, had alleged that the IPOB leader who jumped bail in 2017, was nabbed in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria on Sunday.

Newsone reports that a national daily reported that Uhuru kenyatta, the Kenyan President, was privy to Nnamdi Kanu’s extradition.

However, while addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, the Kenyan envoy dismissed the allegations and challenged anyone with evidence linking his country to the incident to produce it.

The Kenyan envoy described as unfortunate and libelous the linking of President Kenyatta to Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest.