All the way from his detention by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has called for an urgent and important warning, ahead of his trial on Thursday.
Kanu cautioned that none of his lawyers should be harassed and threatened by those who claimed to be his followers. He vowed never to forgive anybody who harasses or threatens his lawyers. He issued this warning in his routine meeting with his counsels at the Department of State Services, DSS, headquarters in Abuja.
A statement by his lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, stated that Kanu also called for fasting and prayers ahead of Thursday. The statement reads: “He requested that the fasting, supplications, and prayers should continue, as he noted that they are strongly impacting positively.
“In the interim, it is necessary to pass the following urgent and important messages, which are: Onyendu made it categorically clear that none of his lawyers should be harassed, threatened or accused by anybody claiming to be his supporter or follower, regardless of the person’s tie with him. He was very particular about those who find it convenient to insult his Attorneys vide their live social media platforms.
“Our Client Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu emphasized that he trusts his lawyers and continues to have high confidence in them. That anybody engaged in such harassment, threats and unfounded accusations directed against his lawyers, is definitely working against him, and that he shall never forgive such person(s) and shall eternally see such person(s) as his enemy.
“That any such threats, harassment and false accusations against any of his lawyers should seize forthwith.”
