The rumour going round that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been released is debunked.
His lead Counsel, Mr Aloy Ejimakor has declared the rumour a pure lie.
Mr Ejimakor said any day the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is set free that the earth itself would announce it and would not need any confirmation.
He rather alleged that the DSS had isolated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from all visitors
Mr Ejimakor in a statement issued and signed online on behalf of Kanu’s legal team said: “In violation of subsisting orders of court, the State Security Services (DSS or SSS) blocked the legal team of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to see him when they went to its headquarters in Abuja on a routine visitation to Mazi Kanu, pursuant to court-ordered visitation regimen.
“It will be recalled that the DSS has not allowed any visitor to see Mazi Nnamdi Kanu since his last court appearance on 24th September 2024 when Mazi Kanu had demanded the recusal of Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako from his case.
“It is now becoming increasingly clear that this latest unconstitutionality emanating from the DSS has a direct nexus to Mazi Kanu’s successful recusal of Justice Nyako, even as the recusal was subsequently vacated by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
“We wish to go on the record to recall that, in the recent past when the DSS had also violated terms of the court-ordered visitations, we levied applications before the Federal High Court to enforce its compliance but the applications have, to this day, not been scheduled for hearing. This anomaly leaves the uncanny impression that the DSS is above the law or even above the Constitution and the Courts.
“The DSS should know that one of the reasons for the court-ordered visitations is for Mazi Kanu’s relatives and lawyers to occasionally interact with him and have proof of his life and wellbeing.
“Thus, now that the DSS has totally blocked all access to Mazi Kanu, one might ask: What is the DSS hiding? Is Mazi Nnamdi Kanu hale and hearty?”
There was a video clip that circulated online on Thursday where Namdi Kanu’s lawyers were purportedly praying and celebrating Kanu’s release.
