Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Ejiofor Almost Lynched In Court

One of the lawyers representing Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Group of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor has disclosed he was almost lynched in court.

He said it was members of his own team that threatened him with lynching.

Ejiofor made the disclosure on Thursday, explaining that the incident happened during one of the resumed trials of the IPOB leader before Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The lawyer also claimed the legal team of Kanu didn’t walk out on the Justice during Wednesday’s appearance but were denied access to the courtroom.

Naija News recalls before Justice Nyako adjourned Kanu’s trial till 2022, his lawyers had walked out of the courtroom. Kanu had also had a clash with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) inside the courtroom.

But Ejiofor on Thursday said the legal team didn’t walkout.

Asked to clarify his claims, Ejiofor during his appearance on Arise TV said their bags were still in the courtroom and they were trying to resolve why some members of the team were not allowed into the courtroom for the proceeding.

“There was no walkout in the court, what happened was that lawyers were denied access into the courtroom. It happened last adjourned date and we brought this to the attention of the court. We mentioned our frustration to the court,” he said.

“Not only lawyers, the media were not allowed to come in too. We were trying to solve it outside the court; I narrowly escaped being lynched by my colleagues last adjourned date. So we were trying to resolve it because it is something we consider worrying. The courtroom is our jurisdiction, where we belong.”

On why his own people will want to lynch him, Ejiofor said: “Because I didn’t kind of [sic] protest on their behalf. And I told them I mentioned to the court what happened to them. So this time around, I said let me resolve it.

“All of us, we were at the door court, discussing it, trying to resolve this issue, and our bags were inside the courtroom. So, there was no walkout whatsoever.”

Meanwhile, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has stated that the federal government is willing to negotiate with Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu.

Naija News reports that Igboho who leads Yoruba nation agitators and Kanu who leads the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have both called for the dissolution of Nigeria and the establishment of two break-away countries.

But the duo are currently in detention, with Nnamdi Kanu locked up in the detention of the Department of State Service (DSS), while Sunday Igboho is currently cooling off at a prison cell in Benin Republic.