•Blames Buhari for bail denial
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is headed for the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
He hopes the court would address abuse of his rights.
Kanu, who is accused, along with two others, Benjamin Madubgwu and James Nwawuisi, of treason, has been in the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS), since his arrest on October 14, 2015.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor said Kanu was granted bail on December 17, but President Muhammadu Buhari, during a media chat said Kanu will not leave the prison cell for any reason.
He disclosed that bail was made known to the Federal Government on December 18, 2015 but, they failed to grant the bail.
“Only few days ago, he also went into the issue of whether or not Kanu should be granted bail when he visited Katsina.
“Having taken him to the court, they should allow the court of law to determine the matter,” Mr. Ejiofor stated.
He added that the matter has been taken to the ECOWAS court where he hoped abuse of Kanu’s rights would be addressed.