Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, said on Tuesday that May 18, 2022, is the next court outing of his detained client.
He called on his supporters to continue to pray for him.
Nnamdi Kanu is being prosecuted by the Nigerian government at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on offenses bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony.
Ejiofor spoke with newsmen in Owerri, after the IPOB legal team paid a visit to Nnamdi Kanu at the Department of State Services, DSS, office in Abuja, on Monday.
He said, “By the subsisting Court-Order, we visited our Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The visit offered us the opportunity to review the level of the DSS compliance with the positive Court Orders regarding the welfare of Onyendu.
“We had fruitful and quite incisive interactions impacting positively on all dimensions of Onyendu’s case, and he was adequately briefed on relevant “Onyendu is very firm in his conviction and unshaken in his resolve for a better tomorrow for UmuChineke. He reiterated the fact that UmuChineke must remain vigilant now more than ever, and he advised everyone to be conscious of their engagements.
“He was very emphatic about being focused and never derailing. As usual, Onyendu expresses his profound gratitude to you all, UmuChineke for remaining strong in your solidarity, unshaken faith, and seemingly resolute.
“Onyendu is particularly enthused about the peaceful conduct of UmuChineke, and consequently, encourages you all to keep it up, and be assured that at the end of the tunnel, there must be light.
“The next Court date is the 18th of May, 2022, keep it in your prayers and your mind.”