By Yemi Akinsuyi
Lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, has called for his client’s immediate relocation from Northern Nigeria over alleged security concerns.
Ejimakor made the call on Friday via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, reacting to reports of a United States military airstrike targeting terrorists in Sokoto.
According to the lawyer, the reported US operation has further confirmed that Sokoto is heavily infiltrated by terrorist elements and was never a safe environment to detain Kanu.
He argued that the continued detention of Kanu in the region exposes him to grave danger, given the presence and activities of terrorists, and urged authorities to move him to a more secure facility outside what he described as the “terrorist belt” of northern Nigeria.
Ejimakor stressed that the need to relocate Kanu has become more urgent in light of the prevailing security situation.
He said: “The US military strike against terrorists in Sokoto has finally confirmed that Sokoto is riddled with terrorists & thus was never a safe place of custody for MAZI NNAMDI KANU. It’s now more urgent that he be taken outside the terrorist belt in Northern Nigeria.”
Nnamdi Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his re-arrest in 2021, with his legal team repeatedly raising concerns over his safety and the conditions of detention.
