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BIAFRA: Dangers of Freedom-Fighting, Why Kanu Looks Fresh Despite Incarceration, Political Solution
The provision states that ‘In any proceeding in the court, the court may promote reconciliation among parties and encourage and facilitate the amicable settlement thereof
The Lead counsel to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, has said that his client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, knows the dangers of freedom-fighting in a Third World country such as Nigeria.
Ejimakor explained in details, the preparedness of his client for freedom-fighting, travails, health and the impact of his three years incarceration in the facility of the Department of States Security Services (DSS), Abuja, Nigeria.
In his words: “In whatever we do in life, nobody desires to spend any span of his life in a penitentiary, especially in the horrid environment of State Security Services detention facility that is institutionally inclined to frustrating detainees. But for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, I can tell you that his awareness of the dangers of freedom-fighting in a Third World setting had prepared him for a day like this.
“It was from him that I first heard the maxim, ‘A true freedom fighter is either in exile, in prison, or even in the grave’. So, despite the inherent tribulations of the detention, he is handling it with equanimity and grit that are uncommon. As his counsel, it is undeniable that the pressure of representing a client of his calibre, who is also in detention, can be very profound but with time, I have found the verve to stay the course and remain upbeat.
The lawyer clarified a twisted narrative of “Nnamdi Kanu asking the Federal Government for a political solution” stating that “Nnamdi Kanu never asked for a political solution.”
“Nnamdi Kanu never asked for a political solution. He didn’t even speak in court as he did last time. What happened in court on June 19, 2024, was that the Judge wanted to find out if the parties, that is, the Nigerian government and Nnamdi Kanu, had considered such an option and she directed the question to me, first. So, I stated what was the gospel truth; the prosecutor, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), and I had once discussed it briefly, and the SAN confirmed that indeed, we did have such a conversation briefly in court during one of the previous hearings.
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“On further questions by the Judge, the SAN said that the ultimate decision on such a matter lies with the Attorney-General of the Federation. The people twisting this thing and waxing negative on it have to bear in mind that the Judge is empowered by Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act to promote reconciliation or amicable settlement between parties in a dispute, whether criminal or civil.
“The provision states that ‘In any proceeding in the court, the court may promote reconciliation among parties and encourage and facilitate the amicable settlement thereof’. This is the clear black letter law that triggered the robust conversation between the parties and the court on 19th June, but aspects of the fringe media appeared to have taken it out of context and with a negative slant.
“Suffice it to say that back in August 2017, the Federal Government, through South-East governors, had initiated a dialogue with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and there was no reason to suggest that there was an impasse before the deadly Python Dance came up. The convulsions brought by that infamous military misadventure are still felt to this day, one of them being the spiralling insecurity that has disquieted the South-East in recent times.
In response to the spate of insecurity in the South East, Ejimakor emphasized tha Nnamdi Kanu “possesses the aura, influence and charisma that can tame the good, the bad and the ugly” in region.
“Kanu possesses the aura, influence, and charisma that can tame the good, the bad, and the ugly.
“It’s untrue that the United Nations is not forthcoming. The body has rendered three decisions in favour of Kanu. There is a similar one from the African Union. So, instead of the UN and AU, it is the Nigerian government that is not forthcoming in implementing those decisions, which is a flagrant breach of Nigeria’s treaty obligations.
“The situation is more or less the same, hence the reason we have said that there is no prospect of a fair trial for Kanu for as long as he remains detained at the DSS.
Ejimakor attributed the refreshing appearance of his client to “his genes, strength of mind and grace of God.”
“As the saying goes, ‘Looks can be deceiving’. However, the secret to Kanu’s good looks may lie in his genes, the strength of his mind, and the grace of God.
He debunked the notion that Nnamdi Kanu wants to join Nigeria’s politics under the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)
“I did not know that he wanted to be all that. However, if it’s true, then one can safely say that such was in the remote past and way before the cookie crumbled under Buhari.
Additionally, Ejimakor exonerated Kanu of inciting or promoting killings in the South East region, “There’s no basis whatsoever to blame Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for the killings in South-East.”