IPOB: Court Warns DSS DG with Imprisonment for Denying Nnamdi Kanu Access to Lawyers

IPOB: Court Warns DSS DG with Imprisonment for Denying Nnamdi Kanu Access to Lawyers

The Abuja Federal High Court on Friday issued a warning to the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, threatening him with imprisonment for obstructing Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from meeting with his legal team.

In a Notice of Consequences, the court accused the DSS DG of disregarding a prior ruling that granted Kanu’s lawyers routine access to their client. The notice was served by the Registrar of the court and was made public by Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor.

Ejimakor, in a signed statement, revealed that if the DSS continued to block access, they would initiate contempt proceedings against the DSS boss. The court order specifically directed the DSS to allow Kanu’s legal team to visit him on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, warning that failure to comply would result in imprisonment for contempt of court.