The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, who was recently re-arrested by the Federal government of Nigeria has narrated his ordeal in Kenya while speaking with his legal representative, Ifeanyi Ejiofor.
Kanu told his lawyer that he was “mercilessly beaten and tortured” in the East African country, notoriously known for extra judicial killings before his eventual extradition to Nigeria.
Ifeanyi Ejiofor confirmed the horrible experiences of his client during an interview. He said Kanu was detained not in Kenya official detention facility, but in a private residence for about eight days.
Ejiofor revealed this in an interview he granted on Arise Television which was monitored by Elombahnews on the 5th of July 2021.
He noted that the Kenyan authorities would be dragged to the International Criminal Court to answer for the brutality.
The lawyer said, “There was a clear collaboration between the Kenyan government and the Nigerian government and I am happy that they are now denying the fact that Kanu was arrested in there.
“But by the time we finish with them at the International Criminal Court, they will never remain the same. He was arrested at the airport there and he was taken to an unknown residence. He was subjected to inhuman treatment.
“Kanu was tortured, maltreated and mercilessly beaten, as confirmed by him to us. After spending eight days in their illegal custody, they now beckoned to the Nigerian government. Kanu was lifeless and unconscious by the time they were bringing him to Nigeria.
“To tell you the level of their conspiracy and the desperation to get him, they brought him here on a Sunday and the Federal Government is fully aware that I am his legal counsel.
“He was brought into the country and inflicted with several injuries and he is having a number of medical issues today. It was at the behest of the Federal government that Kenya was doing those things. This is against all international laws. We are going to address an international court at that level.”