The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is being tortured in detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), with the eventual target to “secretly execute” him.

The group, which is campaigning for an independent state for the Igbo, also alleged that Kanu was “very ill” and needed urgent medical attention.

“Information getting to us now is that the director of DSS and Buhari are planning to kill some Igbo-Biafrans working for the DSS in other to secretly execute Nnamdi Kanu,” it alleged in a statement published on its website “Biafra Herald,” on Thursday.

“For months now reports have been coming to us on how Nnamdi Kanu is been tortured in the dungeon of the DSS. Nnamdi Kanu is reported to be very ill and needs urgent care and treatment but the DSS on the order of Buhari have refused to grant him any treatment.

“Some Igbo-Biafrans who are members of the DSS have expressed their displeasure towards the treatment of Nnamdi Kanu, this resulting to Buhari and the director of DSS secretly plotting way to murder them. This information got to us is from a very reliable source and our advice to Buhari is to release Nnamdi Kanu, and also to stop torturing him because any harm done to him, will result to a war Nigeria can’t handle.

“We are calling on all IPOB members to get ready for action as instructions will be given by our deputy. We are calling all coordinators to start mobilizing all IPOB members and be on alert.”

TheCable spoke with Vincent Obetta, Kanu’s lawyer, who could not say the exact medical state of his client.

“I don’t know his state of health. They have refused to give me access to see him. I have made every effort to see him since 23 of December, but I have not been given access. So, I don’t know is condition now,” he said.

“If he is being tortured, I don’t know, but I got the rumour that he is being tortured. I am still pressing to get access to him.”

In December 2015, Adeniyi Ademola, justice of the federal high court, Abuja, had ordered the release of Kanu unconditionally, but the DSS failed to comply with the order.

Instead, it filed a suit against him before Ahmed Mohammed, another judge, at the federal high court, Abuja, who withdrew from the case after Kanu refused to take his plea.

Kanu is accused of treason, ownership of unlawful society and illegal possession of firearms.

The DSS could not be reached for an official reaction to the allegations.

Noneroone:
what do igbos want

Noneroone:
what do igbos want

waternogetememy:
Hahahahaha! Buhari no fit try am, in fact i encourage Buhari to dare.


Shekau will be better than Buhari the law breaker President.

Noneroone:
A president who asks "what do Igbos want" shows he is capable of eliminating Igbos officers in the DSS, army, police and federal civil service.

He should also be ready to hear that Igbo officer are giving IPOB information since their patriotism is no longer needed.

Truly things have fallen apart

EternalTruths:


Buhari will end up in ICC for unlawful detention and murder

OgbeifunErom:
IPOB Youths and their amateur propaganda

Everything about them is fake and amateurish

They think they can intimidate the government and the nation with false claims and lies

E no go work! Nigerians are wise and smart.

Nnamumudi Okwukanu will face trial for treason and he will be executed when he is eventually found guilty

My preference will be that he is executed by firing squad

Up Nigeria

ccoolitempa:


Keep dreaming...

abduljabbar4:


What will IPOD do with the information? What will can they do about it?

@topic, Namdi Kanu deserves to be treated like that cos thats how a good zoo should roll

waternogetememy:
Hahahahaha! Buhari no fit try am, in fact i encourage Buhari to dare.


Shekau will be better than Buhari the law breaker President.

EternalTruths:


No problem.

Keep deceiving Buhari until then.

EternalTruths:


Go and read about the end of Sardunna and Balewa

History is always repeated because people fail to learn

abduljabbar4:


You are talking about Sardauna have you forgotten that your violent approach towards getting biafra led to the death of 3 million Igbos including non-combatants while the "leader" was somewhere drinking beer and watching strippers in Abidja. You are the ones that should learn from history

EternalTruths:


No problem.

Keep deceiving Buhari until then.