Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Legal representative of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on all members of the group to avoid violence in court on Monday.
Ejiofor, in a statement on Sunday evening, admonished sympathizers of Kanu to be ‘civil’ in their engagements and respect the rule of law. The statement read;
“As we prepare for legal fireworks in court tomorrow, I wish to extend my best compliments to our teeming supporters who will endeavour to witness the commencement of the Hearing on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case tomorrow.I further wish to urge restraint and civility in all quarters tomorrow.”
“It is your constitutional rights to be in court to witness Court’s proceedings but your engagement, dressing and conducts should be civil.The World is here already and they will be watching.All notable World class media houses are here already.I also wish to remind the security agents that the Court’s environment is a public place, accessible to everybody, and not a battleground, they should be civil in their engagement, as no violence is envisaged and none will happen.”
“What we Demand for is justice and fair hearing.”
