Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has revealed that some proponents of the secessionist movement who were arrested at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday have been set free.
He, however, noted that some were still being held by Law enforcement agents. This paper recalls that some IPOB members were arrested by the police at the Federal High Court in Abuja where Kanu is standing trial.
Some of them wore Jewish attires and could be heard chanting slogans in support of the IPOB leader and demanding his freedom. After a policeman initially tried to disperse the IPOB members and threatened them with a gun, some of them were later arrested for disorderly conduct.
“Some of them were released after my appeal to the security agencies,” Ejiofor said on Wednesday during the Morning Show programme on Arise Television.
“We have a minimal number of them now still in detention, and we are following up.”
“I already made a contact with the Commissioner of Police (CP), FCT (Bala Ciroma) to ensure they are released unconditionally. We will follow it up.”
“Of course, you know the way and manner they (Nigerian police) behave.”
“Court is a public place, accessible to the public, and they (IPOB members) never conducted themselves in a manner that suggests they are violent. They were just there to observe the proceedings of the court.”
“What happened before the court is a matter of serious concern to the public and to the world.”
“If that kind of atmosphere continues to be witnessed anytime the matter is adjourned for hearing, that means there will not be a fair trial. Because the same Federal government prosecuting Nnamdi Kanu is chasing people away from the court.”
Ejiofor also alleged that about 30 persons who came to Abuja to witness Kanu’s trial were arrested in Lokoja, Kogi State on Tuesday and are still being detained.
