The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday alleged that Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is being tortured in detention by the Department of State Services (DSS.
According to the group, the real aim was to “secretly execute” Kanu.
IPOB in a statement published on a website it has interest in, Biafra Herald, also claimed that Kanu was “very ill” and needed urgent medical attention.
“Information getting to us now is that the director of DSS and Buhari are planning to kill some Igbo-Biafrans working for the DSS in other to secretly execute Nnamdi Kanu,” it said.
“For months now, reports have been coming to us on how Nnamdi Kanu is been tortured in the dungeon of the DSS. Nnamdi Kanu is reported to be very ill and needs urgent care and treatment but the DSS on the order of Buhari have refused to grant him any treatment.
“Some Igbo-Biafrans who are members of the DSS have expressed their displeasure towards the treatment of Nnamdi Kanu, this resulting to Buhari and the director of DSS secretly plotting way to murder them.
“This information got to us is from a very reliable source and our advice to Buhari is to release Nnamdi Kanu, and also to stop torturing him because any harm done to him, will result to a war Nigeria can’t handle.
“We are calling on all IPOB members to get ready for action as instructions will be given by our deputy. We are calling all coordinators to start mobilizing all IPOB members and be on alert”, it stated.
The DSS has refused to release Kanu despite an order by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the federal high court, Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his media chat last week, gave an indication that Kanu, who is accused of treason, ownership of unlawful society and illegal possession of firearms, will not be released anytime soon.
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