Lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,
Vincent Obetta, has revealed that the embattled leader is not ill and
has not been tortured while in custody of the Department of State
Services, DSS.
Obetta, in a statement said
Kanu who also doubles as the Director of Radio Biafra is in high spirit
not minding the fact that he is in custody.
He said, “I would like to say that as a solicitor and advocate of
the federal republic of Nigeria, I have sworn to an oath, to defend the
defenceless and above all, to say the truth and be fair to all, at all
material times,”
“Having said that, I must add that I have been inundated with calls
and I also read in several mediums, all manner of ruse about my client;
that he has been tortured by the DSS, transferred to a more deadly
cell, and also that he has been critically ill.
“I am still wondering where such information came from. I can
authoritatively say that apart from the British government‘s team that
visited him (Nnamdi kanu) last year, I am, and have been the only one
who has been privileged to have access (though limited) to him and all
through my visits, there has not been any overt or covert situation
pointing to a case of torture on him by the authority of the DSS. He is
neither sick nor have fallen sick since his incarceration on the 14th
October, 2015.
“During my last visit, 14th January, 2016, we had robust and
cheerful discussions even with his captors. He was also in good health,
full of life and in high spirits contrary to the media reportage that he
is being tortured, has been sick and broken.
“The media should do more in the area of investigative journalism before going to the tabloid.”
The lawyer to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,
Vincent Obetta has said contrary to reports the embattled leader is not
ill and has not been tortured while in custody of the Department of
State Services, DSS.
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