Sophia Michaels
Fresh concerns have been raised by the family of Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), regarding his deteriorating health.
According to his family members, the pro-Biafra agitator needs urgent medical attention to avert a major health crisis.
The family also says it would like to know those benefiting from the alleged N800 million that the Federal Government spends as the cost of bringing Kanu to court any time he is to make appearance.
Spokesman of the family, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, in a statement on Saturday, said the family heard that the Federal Government spends N800 million each time Kanu was brought to court.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has finally become a money-minting venture for a few corrupt individuals in the corridors of power.
“We heard that government spends N800 million each time he is brought to court. Then, we want to know who the beneficiaries of the said money are?
“Government should tell the people who collects and spends the money, and on what.
“Our fear is that if it’s true that such humongous amount of money were spent on bringing him to court any time he is to appear, then it may be impossible to grant him bail any time soon because the cabal benefiting from his continued incarceration may not be willing to let go of their oil well.”
The family, which recently berated the Igbo political class for allegedly abandoning their son, expressed deep worry over his health condition.
“We just got information that he is critically down.
“He has not been granted access to his personal doctors, and he urgently needs cardiologist. He should not be allowed to die in DSS custody,” the statement added.
The family, once again, called on the international community, to prevail on the Nigerian Government to release the IPOB Leader who, it said, “is unjustly held for demanding the freedom of his Biafra people”.
Kanu has remained in solitary confinement at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, since June 21 when he was abducted and extraordinarily renditioned from Kenya.
