Nnamdi Kanu's Health Deteriorating In DSS Custody - Lawyer
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is reportedly bleeding from his nose after allegedly coming into contact with a tuberculosis patient in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
This was revealed by his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, through his official Twitter handle on Monday.
Ejimakor stated that one of his associates, Barrister Mandela, met with Kanu at the DSS cell and was directed by the IPOB leader to make it public that he had an episode of profuse nose bleeding on Monday.
The lawyer also alleged that a detainee who was diagnosed with tuberculosis had been transferred to Kanu's cell block, which he described as "ominous."
He wrote: “Today, my associate, Barr Mandela, met with Onyendu, MNK (Kanu) at the DSS.
“He reports that MNK (Kanu) directed me to make it public that he had an episode of profuse nose bleeding yesterday and that the DSS has transferred a detainee diagnosed with tuberculosis to his cell block. This is ominous.
"Except for failed nations, there's no nation that detains a man after his incarceration has been municipally and internationally declared illegal, with compensation and apology awarded to him."
Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in June 2021 and has been in the custody of the DSS ever since. He was extradited to Nigeria from Kenya, where he had been living in exile since 2017. Kanu is facing charges of treasonable felony, terrorism, and illegal possession of firearms, among others.