The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra have demanded that their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, be transferred to a jail facility by the Nigerian government.
The gang claimed this in response to the hunger and other forms of torture Kanu had been subjected to by Department of State Services officers.
Last Monday, Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, and his brother, Prince Kanu, claimed that the separatist leader had been refused food, medical care, a change of clothes, and other court-ordered supplies.
IPOB demanded that the Nigerian government and its secret police stop violating Kanu’s rights in a statement released on Saturday.
The group said, “We are the global movement and family of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra under the command and leadership of our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“We wish to place the world on notice over the continued maltreatment and humiliation of our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Services, Abuja.
“The evil and compromised Nigeria DSS security agent has decided to use starvation and hunger strategy to eliminate our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in custody.
“They have continued to confine him to a solitary cell under harsh conditions since his rendition to Nigeria in June. Solitary confinement is not correctional centers; they should send him to Kuje Prison pending his court dates.
“We are asking the Nigeria Government and security agencies that is busy granting and releasing bandits and real terrorists everyday to transfer our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to the Nigeria prison/correctional centre where persons awaiting trial and kept.
“Nothing should happen to our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in detention.
“Nigeria DSS has denied our leader food since three to four days now.
“The whole world should take note of this atrocities and torture being meted out against our leader. Amnesty International and other human rights groups should take note. Civilised countries should prevail on Nigeria, DSS to stop starving and torturing our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. His rights should not be violated any more.
“Nigeria should take our leader to prison custody and stop violating his rights at the DSS cell.”
