Biafra:
SSS yet to release Nnamdi Kanu despite court order
By Monica Isidi
Five days after a
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the release of the director of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, the state security service (SSS) is
yet to release him.
Nnamdi kanu’s brother, Prince Kanu described the continued detention of his
brother by the SSS as a disappointment.
He said: “All the
people he was arrested with were released on that same December 17, and the SSS
just came up with another charge – treasonable felony.”
Prince said his
brother’s lawyer would move to challenge the SSS action in court.
“Well, of course the
barrister would be here today and we have to go to the court to contend that,
he (the counsel) believe strongly that unless Nnamdi Kanu is released, no other
charges will be observed in the court.
“I am not satisfied
with the system, it is a huge disgrace on the judiciary, you understand, I am
extremely disappointed with the federal government and with judiciary too;
their stand on this case at the moment. With the entire practising lawyers at
the moment, I am very very disappointed,” he said.
He added that it is
saddening that the court is no longer the last hope of the common man, as it
ought to be.
On flouting the court
orders he said: “So why won’t the federal government abide by the rule
of law, that’s the question I am asking? So, given that they have not yet
honoured the rule of law, what is the judiciary supposed to do?
When they have cases
like this and orders are flouted, what should be their reaction? They should be
able to boldly condemn what the DSS are doing; if there is no condemnation on
actions like that of the DSS, then Nigeria will not move forward.”
He said that insider’s
reports have it that the SSS is planning to move Kanu out of Abuja.
“We were at the DSS on
December 18, although they never allowed us access to him except the lawyer who
saw him briefly, but the information reaching us here is that they intend to do
so; they plan to move him to Kaduna,” he said.
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