The member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South federal constituency of Abia State within the Home of Representatives, Hon. Obi Aguocha, has visited the detained chief of the proscribed Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
An announcement issued on Saturday by the media workforce of the lawmaker stated he was not too long ago approached by Kanu’s authorized workforce, complaining of its incapability to interface with the detained IPOB chief.
The assertion learn partially, “A couple of days in the past, the legal professionals to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu reached out to his Honourable member, Obi Aguocha, representing Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South federal constituency. This was in relation to the long-running difficulties being encountered by the authorized workforce of their efforts to realize entry and meet with their shopper.
“Hon Obi Aguocha took pressing steps in writing the Division of State Safety and Dr. Tajudeen Abbas, Honourable Speaker of the tenth Home of Representatives, in search of their fast intervention.
“A gathering of the aforementioned was optimistic to the impact that Hon Obi Aguocha having inquired from the DSS, who knowledgeable that the seeming pause to accessing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was occasioned by his legal professionals asking the decide to recuse herself, which requires additional authorized course of and can be recognized to each events.
“Hon. Obi Aguocha had a bodily viewers with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday, twenty fourth of October 2024, within the firm of an instantaneous member of the family, Ms Ezioma Stella Ikpo, Hon. Obi Aguocha totally briefed Mazi Nnamdi Kanu concerning the circumstances throughout their assembly.”
The assertion additional famous that the authorized workforce has now been granted entry to their shopper.
“A decision was reached concerning the dearth of entry to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by his authorized workforce, who hereby are granted the requisite entry to their shopper,” the assertion added.
It additionally recommended the DSS management in its dealing with of the medical wants of Kanu, saying “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is retaining properly and appears robust.
“Hon Aguocha appreciates the commendable efforts of the brand new management of the DSS in making certain that Nnamdi Kanu’s healthcare wants are met, together with the approval of his request for entry and a spotlight to non-public medical care and to a physician of his selection, to which Hon Obi Aguocha is happy to substantiate that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has obtained non-public medical consideration as not too long ago as October 3, 2024.
“Hon Aguocha deeply appreciates the unusual and brave effort of the Honourable Speaker of the tenth Home of Representatives for his fast intervention, which has facilitated these optimistic outcomes.”
In line with the assertion, “It ought to be famous that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s basic human rights as assured below the 1999 Nigerian structure as amended and different related devices of the United Nations ought to be upheld.
“Hon Obi Aguocha stays optimistic that ultimately, a political resolution will likely be achieved, resulting in the discharge of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and likewise for the peace and stability of the South-East.”
