The legal team of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu says the federal government of Nigeria has been left with no option but to release the Biafra agitator.
The senior counsel to Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor in a statement on Monday said the judgment of the Court of Appeal which discharged Kanu of charges against him has been served on the Department of State Services and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN.
He maintained that with the development, the government is expected to comply with the court order and set Kanu free immediately.
It was reported the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had last week Thursday, said Kanu is not guilty of the terrorism and treasonable felony charges slammed against him by the Federal Government.
The three-member panel of the court in a judgment read by Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie declared as illegal and unlawful, the abduction of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.
Ejiofor on Monday said they look forward to the compliance of the government with the court order.
He revealed also that Kanu himself was elated after the news of the Appeal Court order was told to him during their visit to him in the custody of the Department od State Services.
He said, “We have just left the DSS Headquarters, Abuja, after our fruitful meeting/engagement with our ever resolute, indefatigable, erudite, and uncompromising Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kamanu Ozuzu Kanu.
“Onyendu was exceedingly overjoyed with the news of the erudite judgement of the Court of Appeal, a copy of which was also made available to Onyendu. Onyendu could not hold his joy and immense gratitude to our legal team, ably led by the man of the letters – Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN).
“He is profoundly grateful to Umuchineke for your resoluteness and prayers, which impacted so positively in this victory.
“As you are all aware, upon the delivery of this judgement on October 13 2022, the detention of Onyendu in the facility of the DSS, which was strongly condemned and equally prohibited by the judgement of the Court of Appeal under reference, became gravely illegal and unconstitutional as there is nothing whatsoever, legalising the further detention of Onyendu in the detention facility of the DSS.
