Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm over his alleged secret transfer to a correctional facility in Sokoto.
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who spoke on Friday, said members of Kanu’s legal team were shocked when they visited the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja—where he had been held—only to be informed that he had been moved to Sokoto.
Describing the development as unacceptable, the family expressed deep concerns about Kanu’s safety in Sokoto.
Prince Emmanuel alleged that the transfer was part of a plot to endanger the life of the IPoB leader.
“They have secretly relocated Nnamdi Kanu to Sokoto prison with the intention to kill him by denying him access to his personal physicians,” he claimed.
“Kanu is on special medication managed by a private doctor due to his failing health. Now they want to return to the old order of administering drugs to him. This is a plan to finally kill him, and we are opposed to it.
“Nigeria should not kill Nnamdi Kanu for seeking justice for his people. He committed no crime to warrant this torture.”
Prince Emmanuel called on the international community to hold President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government responsible should any harm befall the IPoB leader.
