Nnamdi Kanu Must Not Die In Detention - Ohanaeze

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has warned the federal government that the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, must not die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

Ohanaeze gave the warning in a statement by the group’s spokesman, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, in reaction to the current worsening health status of the IPOB leader.

The Igbo group said Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has revealed that despite his ailment, the secret police holding him have refused to give him the medical attention needed.

The group stated that several political stakeholders including Ohanaeze President, Professor George Obiozor have appealed to the federal government to seek a political solution concerning Kanu which has not yielded results.

"The attention of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to the deteriorating health of the Leader of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“Information reaching us indicates that ‘Nnamdi Kanu is currently suffering from gastrointestinal illness, which necessitates the constant use of antacids and other available medical treatments.

"The DSS has refused to allow him have even the smallest amount of the prescribed painkiller, which could have given him short-term respite."

“The DSS has repeatedly treated the existing court order—which specifically directed that Nnamdi Kanu should be granted access to his doctor for an independent review/investigation of his current health status—with the utmost contempt and disdain.“The above report should be very worrisome to any fair-minded patriotic Nigerian, the fair-minded and patriotic because it is self-evident that the Nnamdi Kanu phenomenon is a product of circumstances.“Several patriots such as Chief E K Clarke, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Dr Bitrus Porgu among others have decried the unjust treatment to the Igbo of the South East."