IPOB’s self-determination marketing campaign authorized — Ozekhome

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, has described the self-determination battle of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra led by Nnamdi Kanu as legally assured within the nation’s legal guidelines.

Ozekhome, who disclosed this in a keynote deal with on the Handshake Throughout The Niger II, held in Enugu on Friday, referred to as on the President, Main Basic Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to order the fast launch of the incarcerated chief of IPOB.

“For the data of these harbouring the thought that it was an illegality or unconstitutionality, his self-determination agitation is in step with the Article 20 of the Common Declaration of Human Rights (1948); African Constitution of Human and Individuals’s Rights; Article 3&4 of United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Individuals (2007) amongst others. Nigeria is signatory to all these statue,” he mentioned.

The occasion, which was organised by an Igbo suppose tank, Nzuko Umunna, is a mission looking for to shut the hole amongst main tribes within the nation for a greater Nigeria.

Within the deal with, the senior lawyer regretted the extent of impunity within the nation by leaders, including {that a} Nigerian court docket ordered the discharge of Kanu however the Federal Authorities which ought to shield the rights of its residents filed for a keep of execution and the identical court docket granted it.

Ozekhome, who’s the lead counsel for the IPOB chief, insisted that Kanu by no means jumped bail as was erroneously bandied by the Federal Authorities.

In line with him, Kanu moderately escaped to save lots of his life, which was closely below menace in the course of the invasion of his house by armed troopers.

He queried that if Kanu had been killed by the invading Nigerian Military officers whether or not the court docket case would have continued.

He mentioned, “We’re telling the Federal Authorities that this isn’t correct. Set this man free. Nnamdi Kanu shouldn’t be properly. He has ear pains. The DSS medical doctors have confirmed that he’s not doing properly, well being smart.

“However they’d nonetheless not enable him entry to his personal personal physician.

“Now we have informed the Supreme Court docket to do the needful. The case has been adjourned until Might 11.

“Please sir, on my bended knees, you’ll be able to order the discharge of Nnamdi Kanu at present. You are able to do it by way of the Legal professional Basic of the Federation, who has the ability to discontinue the case.

“You don’t have to attend for the Supreme Court docket determination earlier than you do the correct factor.”