Nigeria is planning to imprison Nnamdi Kanu indefinitely without trial, a United States-based lawyer of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Bruce Fein has said.
Fein conveyed this message in a letter dated May 31, 2022 he addressed to the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor. The letter was also copied to Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, on Tuesday.
Fein of Bruce Fein Law Firms, Washington DC revealed a plot by the Federal Government to imprison Kanu indefinitely without a trial praying for either for his death.
“It has become obvious beyond a reasonable doubt that the Fulani zealots have no incriminating evidence against him. They aim to imprison Nnamdi Kanu indefinitely without a trial praying for either for his death or handing his fraudulent prosecution to the next administration and wash their hands like Pontius Pilate.
“For nearly a year, Nnamdi Kanu has been punished by indefinite detention in solitary confinement and denied access to needed nutrition, medical care, and counsel of choice in violation of international human rights law and the Nigerian Constitution. (The Fulani government notoriously honors the Constitution in the breach rather than in the observance). Nnamdi Kanu has also been denied his rights to a public, prompt, and fair trial before an impartial judge.
“The Fulani have amended the charges against Nnamdi Kanu three times. They remain infinitely vague. They trespass on the universally recognized international law right of every people to self-determination exalted in Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 3 of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 61/295, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). Notwithstanding armies of lawyers and investigators, the Fulani remain unprepared for trial after the elapse of more than 11 months since Nnamdi Kanu’s detention in Abuja. There still is no trial date.
Fein told the Ohanaeze to brace up for the trial, saying “Face up to your legal and moral responsibilities as professed Biafran leaders. Do not show your heels when danger appears.
“To whom much is given, much will be required. Luke 12:48. All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men and women to do nothing.
“Nnamdi Kanu is one of you – born on the same soil, raised on the same food, buoyed by the same music and dances, and nurtured by the same culture, inspired by the same flag. He has risked that last full measure of devotion (including dodging bullets of would-be assassins) to deliver the Biafran people from the cruel oppressions and genocide of the Fulani-controlled Government of Nigeria like Moses and Pharaoh in the Old Testament.”
