Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sent words to supporters of Biafra around the world.
Kanu praised his loyalists and the Igbos supporting the exit of southeastern Nigeria to stay focused.
A member of his legal team, Aloy Ejimakor, spread the message on Tuesday.
“I just wrapped up a visit with #Onyendu,” the lawyer tweeted after visiting the Department of State Services (DSS).
“He greets all Umuchineke for staying focused on the mission at hand.
“He is satisfied with the ‘Urgppeals’ issued by the UN against Nigeria and Kenya and salutes @MaziKanuntaKanu and Bindmans for their efforts in this regard,” Ejimakor added.
Kanu’s message came as the United Nations (UN) raised concerns over his detention and treatment.
A document by the Special Rapporteur called on Nigeria to provide proof that it had complied with international law.
Since arriving in Nigeria from Kenya, Kanu has been repeatedly denied family visits, confidential access to a lawyer, and necessary medical treatment for an underlying illness.
“While we do not prejudge the accuracy of these allegations, we would like to express our concern regarding the enforced disappearance of Nnamdi Kanu from June 19, 2021 until his reappearance before the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Abuja on June 29, 2021 , and its reported illegal return from Nairobi to Abuja without legal process.
“We are further alarmed by the allegations of torture and ill-treatment to which Mr. Kanu was allegedly subjected during his detention by the DSS in Nigeria. If confirmed, these allegations would prima facie constitute violations of basic human rights, including the right not to be arbitrarily deprived of liberty and the absolute and non-derogable prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment in particular. under the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights.
“The Committee against Torture and the UN Human Rights Committee have repeatedly concluded that enforced disappearances can constitute acts of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, both in relation to the disappeared than family members, due to anxiety and uncertainty over when and where loved ones are.
“Since it is our responsibility, under the mandates entrusted to us by the Human Rights Council, to seek to clarify any cases brought to our attention, we would appreciate your comments on the issues brought to our attention. the following points: any additional information and comments you may have on the aforementioned allegations.
“Please provide detailed information on Mr. Kanu’s current state of health and the measures taken, or envisaged, to avoid irreparable damage to his life and personal integrity and to ensure that he has access to medicines and medical treatment required by his state of health. conditions.
“Please provide detailed information on the circumstances under which Mr. Kanu was arrested, forcibly disappeared before being handed over to Nigerian authorities and transferred from Nairobi to Abuja. Also provide any international arrest warrant that could have been issued against him, before his arrest, ”the document said.
The UN has also requested information on the factual and legal grounds for Kanu’s arrest; charges against him and the legal provisions used to indict him.
Kanu is still being held by the DSS, one of the most secure in the country. The secessionist’s lawyers lobbied for his transfer to the Kuje Correctional Center.
But that is unlikely to happen, a source told DAILY POST in July after Kanu’s first court appearance.
Intelligence agencies uncovered that IPOB militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), had been placed on alert to breach any prison Kanu is kept.
