Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu has said that his muscular public crusade against the continued detention and trial of his client Kanu is primarily driven by the various judicial pronouncements and legal principles within and outside the country against his rendition, detention and trial.
Barr Alloy Ejimakor also said he is convinced that his case is more political than legal, especially if reflection could be made on how it all started.
He said Kanu who is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) made spirited pursuit of political justice, culminating in his popular demand for a referendum on Biafra.
“A lot of folks are probably unaware that there is a subsisting Federal High Court judgment that declared his rendition and detention unconstitutional and two international tribunal pronouncements in the same regard. This means that Nnamdi Kanu could have been freed on the purport of any of these pronouncements.
“Yet, his freedom is being frustrated by some fringe elements who have maliciously latched to the fallacy that his continued detention somewhat furthers national security.
“This is pure sophistry because the evidence on ground proves the opposite to be true, given that the vaunted national security actually suffered significantly in the South East region following Kanu’s rendition in 2021.
“Ponder this: Is regional security in the South East not an integral part of national security? While you’re thinking about this, keep in mind that any notion of national security is incomplete without a concomitant regional security in the South East.
“Thus, President Ahmed Tinubu should be wary of anybody that advises him against releasing Kanu, pivoting on some false notion of national security or even some slippery legality. Nothing can be further from the truth.
“The plain truth is that the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is markedly illegal and constitutes a significant burden on national security. It is also politically risky and has become unsustainable to boot, “he noted.
