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• HURIWA asks court to gag govt officials

• Counsel warns against trial of Kanu, Igboho, Sowore

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened a “weekly total lockdown” in the South East from August 9, 2021, should the Federal Government fail to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, unconditionally before August 8.

IPOB’s Head of Directorate of State, Chika Edozien, in a statement made available to The Guardian in Enugu yesterday, also warned all those who allegedly contributed to the arrest of Kanu to continue praying that nothing untoward happens to him.

The group opposed the October adjourned date for the continuation of Kanu’s trial, stressing that it would not allow him to remain in custody until that date.

It stated that the lockdown would take place “every Monday until Kanu is released,” stressing that the measure was one way to ensure the unconditional release of Kanu, hale and hearty.

The statement reads in part: “The Directorate of State of IPOB is very much aware of the strategy of the government of Nigeria to subject Kanu to media trial and to convict him in the public before giving that public conviction an official stamp of the judicial system.”

HOWEVER, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently caution his aides and officials to avoid social upheavals over the re-arrest of the IPOB leader.

According to HURIWA’s convener, Emmanuel Onwubiko, right-thinking members of the global community see Kanu as a prisoner of conscience.

The prominent civil rights advocacy group believes that the court can renew the bail granted Kanu, since bail is at the discretion of the presiding judge and, constitutionally, accused persons are deemed innocent in the eyes of the law.

It warned the security forces not to put Kanu’s life in danger in the same way Moshood Abiola was allegedly poisoned to death.

ALSO, Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, has said that as Nigeria seemingly subjects Kanu, Sunday Igboho and Omoyele Sowore to trumped-up treason trials, caution and keen reference to history should be the watchword.

In a memo sent to The Guardian yesterday, the lawyer posited: “When alpha patriots get so upset with the system and begin to seek solutions in revolution or separation, they should rather be talked with and not necessarily subjecting them immediately to treason trials.”

He recalled that since 1960, democratic Nigeria has had many treason trials, and that only that of the late Obafemi Awolowo netted a conviction or came close.

According to the lawyer, even when Awolowo’s trial resulted in conviction, it immediately brought many issues that still remotely dog Nigeria till date.
Source: https://guardian.ng/IPOB-threatens-lockdown-in-South-East-over-Kanu

rahmatwonda:
Hy

hi

Na themgo still suffer am

Lock down south east because of Kanu


Who lose?

Na una problem o.


When they bring out IGR data and show you that Ogun State IGR > entire South East, don't complain o

How will that affect Buhari

Na family affairs

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"Threaten lockdown" abi "plan" lockdown ? We v planned it and that is just a preamble to what is coming

Terrorists. They should not come and cry online when the army deals with them.

Moferere:
Lock down south east because of Kanu


Who lose?

Na una problem o.


When they bring out IGR data and show you that Ogun State IGR > entire South East, don't complain o

1. Igr is a measure of tax collected and not economic growth. I guess you guys like paying tax…Bt here, we believe govt should give tax breaks to new businesses and reduced tax.

2. Since you know Nnamdi Kanu is eastern problem, why are u happy when he was arrested? He never had anything to do with the rest of Nigeria except eastern Nigeria..so why the noise?

You guys here are incorrigible with your comments

IPOB's tribal bigotry and Namdi Kanu's hatred for the Yoruba is what will eventually prolong his suffering and incarceration. If not why not IPOB employ the service of seasoned lawyer Femi Falana and stop wasting thier/his time parading half baked lawyers who knows nothing more than crying to the Isreal and UK who doesn't obviously give a hoot about one fucking furgitive? May sense fall on them Sha before their hatred for Yoruba send him to gallow. Shey dem don hear how Elzakizaki's case smashed. Mind you, Femi Falana "omo Yoruba Atata" defended thier case.

udele1:
Terrorists. They should not come and cry online when the army deals with them.

Deal with them for sitting at home
Na zoo be this

Kai, these guys want to finally ground the South East economy.

shigishege:
IPOB's tribal bigotry and Namdi Kanu's hatred for the Yoruba is what will eventually prolong his suffering and incarceration. If not why not IPOB employ the service of seasoned lawyer Femi Falana and stop wasting thier/his time parading half baked lawyers who knows nothing more than crying to the Isreal and UK who doesn't obviously give a hoot about one fucking furgitive? May sense fall on them Sha before their hatred for Yoruba send him to gallow. Shey dem don hear how Elzakizaki's case smashed. Mind you, Femi Falana "omo Yoruba Atata" defended thier case.

Let your seasoned lawyer fulani free igboho Sunday first
Big mouth

IPOBs should go and lockdown Abuja and leave SE alone.
IPOBians/ESN/UGM claim to fight Fulani herdsmen but all their casualties are Igbos.

raker300:
1. Igr is a measure of tax collected and not economic growth. I guess you guys like paying tax…Bt here, we believe govt should give tax breaks to new businesses and reduced tax.

2. Since you know Nnamdi Kanu is eastern problem, why are u happy when he was arrested? He never had anything to do with the rest of Nigeria except eastern Nigeria..so why the noise?

You guys here are incorrigible with your comments

Why is he insulting other tribes then? other Nigerians are happy that he is arrested because of his loud mouth.

Moferere:
Lock down south east because of Kanu


Who lose?

Na una problem o.


When they bring out IGR data and show you that Ogun State IGR > entire South East, don't complain o

That lie didn't stand the test of time...
Just as most Yoruba billionaires' debts exceeding Their net assets, this is the same with Ogun State IGR lies and fantasies..
Jimoh Ibrahim,Oba Otudeko and Femi Otedola are the ones crashing our financial institutions through their non-repayment of loans amounting to Billions or even Trillions of Naira..
First Bank,Eco bank ,FCMB, Polaris would have collapsed thanks to money lent to these criminals masquerading as Billionaires..
AMCON has to step up their games and recover all their assets..

IPOB has lost their vision and is being used to impoverish the Igbo people..If we lock down our region,who is losing?
Joblessness is the problem of these foolish IPOB members

Way to go let's know who is in charge

limeta:
Let your seasoned lawyer fulani free igboho Sunday first
Big mouth

e pain am die

Liebermantic:
That lie didn't stand the test of time...
Just as most Yoruba billionaires' debts exceeding Their net assets, this is the same with Ogun State IGR lies and fantasies..
Jimoh Ibrahim,Oba Otudeko and Femi Otedola are the ones crashing our financial institutions through their non-repayment of loans amounting to Billions or even Trillions of Naira..
First Bank,Eco bank ,FCMB, Polaris would have collapsed thanks to money lent to these criminals masquerading as Billionaires..
AMCON has to step up their games and recover all their assets..

Chai, your understanding is bellow zero

Am not against their threat of lockdown, but they should first provide for those who depend on daily hustle to feed before they lockdown.
They can lock the east down and throw the keys to the lagoon; mad dentities.