Leaders Quit Notice on Igbos in The North Was A Wicked Declaration - Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer

The lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has cautioned the Acting President over remarks made on the recent agitation for Biafra

Ifeanyi Ejiofor also condemned the quit notice given to the Igbos living in the North by leaders of the Northern groups

He said the declaration by the Northern group is wicked

A lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has described the quit notice slammed on the Igbos living in the North by some Northern leaders as wicked.

Ifeanyi Ejiofor while speaking with journalists in Abuja also condemned remarks by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on the growing agitation for Biafra.

Ejiofor said Osinbajo's comment that Biafra agitation is unconstitutional and offends the 1999 constitution as amended is provocative.

 

While stating that the Acting President statement is unacceptable, Ejiofor said such remarks by Osinbajo is capable of distorting the mindset of the judiciary in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu.

Ejiofor said: "It is important to remind the Acting President that our Client's present political trial originated from his legitimate exercise of his constitutionally guaranteed rights to self determination as clearly provided for under extant Laws, and International Instruments/Covenants.

It is therefore reasonably expected that any of such extra judicial remarks, should not emanate from the revered office of the Acting President.

With due reverence to the Acting President, and his rank as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, we deem it obligatory to state the correct position of the Law as it relates to his faulty position," Ejiofor said.

Further calling on the Acting President to remain caution in his remarks concerning the Biafra agitation and the charges against Nnamdi Kanu, Ejiofor said the government has looked away from the 'wicked' declaration made by the Coalition of Northern Groups against the Igbos living in the North.

 

"In the Arewa youth's unwholesome and wicked declaration, we saw an established case of treasonable felony staring on the face of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but the Government has rather elected to look the other way," the lawyer said.

He added that: "To confirm our reservations on the Federal Government's unpreparedness and unwillingness in opening their most touted case of treasonable felony against our client, hitherto tried on the pages of newspapers, and televisions, they have for the third time amended the charge preferred against our our client and the other defendants."

On the 22nd day of June, 2017, we were served with an Amended Information on the five count charge preferred against our Client, and the other Defendants.

 

This amendment to the charge was effected in clear breach and violation of the order made by the Court on the 25th day of April, 2017, wherein His Lordship warned, that the Court will not entertain further interlocutory application or process capable of delaying the trial, and consequently ordered that the matter will be coming up on the 11th and 12th of July, 2017 for definite hearing.

The prosecution was further directed by the Court to ensure that their witnesses are in Court on this date, so that they will open their case. In clear breach of this order, the Prosecution filed an amended charge on the 22nd day of June, 2017, and in the amended charge, a new party was introduced as the 5th Defendant, in the subsisting charge.

He said the amendment of the charges by the federal government was aimed at disrupting the trial of the IPOB leader before the court in Abuja.

We earlier reported that the Arewa group said that their quit notice on the Igbos living in the North stands.

The group said it has not relax the three-month ultimatum giving to all Igbos to vacate the Northern region.

It further said the mission of the group is for a peaceful co-existence of all Nigerians.

 

Naij