The lead counsel of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has accused the Department of State Services of patronising a substandard local chemist shop to buy drugs for their detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Ejiofor made this known to newsmen in Owerri after their court-ordered routine visit to the DSS headquarters in Abuja.
Kanu is being detained at the DSS facility.
Ejiofor told newsmen in the Imo State capital: “As usual, the court ordered routine visit to our indefatigable client, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was conducted today at the DSS Headquarters, Abuja, where Onyendu is still being held in solitary confinement for over 14 months.
“The visit was centred on our curiosity to ascertain the DSS level of compliance with providing Onyendu with the requisite medical treatment that would address his deteriorating health condition.
“Sadly, they made the startling discovery that despite the alarm raised on Monday, calling for the intervention of responsible foreign governments and institutions on the DSS flagrant disobedience of orders of court, particularly in denying Onyendu personal medical doctor and medication, the lawless DSS immediately resorted to local chemist store to procure substandard drugs to be administered on Onyendu.
“Since it is now obvious that the DSS does not have the facility, capacity and/or resources to manage Onyendu’s deteriorating health condition, we are compelled to publicly implore the DSS to allow us have Onyendu back unconditionally or better still, allow us to purchase the prescribed drugs for Onyendu pending his unconditional release from their custody.
“May we also seize this medium to inform the world that Onyendu has not eaten anything in the past 48 hours due to the concomitant excruciating pains occasioned by his gastro intestine disorder, which have deliberately failed to avail him with the prescribed possible medical relief.
“With this development, we are now convinced that the Federal Government of Nigeria is ostensibly afraid of the anticipated positive outcome of the Court of Appeal’s judgement.
“Hence, they are doing everything possible to subject our client, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to severe torture and inhuman/degrading treatment before he finally regains his freedom.
“But be assured that this strategy is dead on arrival.
“Nevertheless, we assure you, Umu Chineke, the defence team, eminently led by the indefatigable Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), is not relenting in all actions we are taking to correct this anomaly and to put to a halt this seemingly impunity and lawlessness being brazenly exhibited by the DSS.”
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