By Deborah Nnamdi
Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday, said the travails of the agitator are adversely impacting his family.
Ejimakor in his post on X.com said: “Let this be clear, The travails of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu impact most on members of his immediate family who are the frontline stakeholders and thus better placed to act in his best interest.
“Those working against every move made by his family members are working against #MNK.”
This is coming after Kanu’s brother, Kanunta, accused President Bola Tinubu of reneging on his promise to release the IPOB leader.
Kanunta claimed that he had a pact for Kanu’s release with the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu, in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election.
He disclosed that the meeting had the blessing of the President.
Kanunta, however, lamented that Tinubu has refused to honour the agreement to release the IPOB leader.
The IPOB leader has been incarcerated since 2021 when he was rearrested and forcefully repatriated from Kenya to Nigeria.
Upon his return, Kanu was made to continue his trial, but the Appeal Court had discharged and acquitted him of all charges levelled against him by the Nigerian government.
Despite the Appeal Court judgment, the Nigerian government has refused to release Kanu.
Over the weekend, Tinubu met with some stakeholders of the South-East during his visit to Enugu State.
During the visit, the stakeholders were quiet on the agitation for the release of the IPOB leader.
Before the visit, Ohanaeze Ndigbo had urged Tinubu to write his name in gold by releasing Kanu.
