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Aloy Ejimakor, who is the lead counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has on Tuesday tackled the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization over its call for a “pardon” for the Biafra agitator.
Ejimakor said Ohanaeze can’t demand for Kanu’s pardon because he is not a convicted felon by any legal standards.
Ohanaeze’s National Vice President, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, had made the call while addressing journalists in Awka on Tuesday, on Nigeria’s independence day.
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Okeke-Ogene said Kanu’s release would restore peace, enable the identification of those perpetuating violence, and ultimately put an end to the disturbing sit-at-home practice in the southeast region.
He said: “Our major demand in this year’s Independence Day celebration is for the President to use the joy associated with the day to grant a political pardon to one of our sons and the leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from DSS detention.”
Faulting his remark, Ejimakor posted on X: “Dear #Ohanaeze Ndigbo, it’s shocking that you’re asking for PARDON for someone who is NOT yet convicted.
“FYI, pardon is for convicted felons and it will never arise in this case because #MNK committed no crime by demanding political justice for his people.”
In other news, the Department of State Services, DSS, has blocked the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu from having any form of access to him.
Disclosing this, Aloy Ejimakor who is Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, said the DSS may have cancelled all future visits of the legal team.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Ejimakor said Kanu may never be seen again because his solitary confinement is absolute.
