The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has alleged that some people in government are complicit in the ongoing violence in the South-eat
Kanu who disassociated himself from the violence in the region vowed that those behind the violence leading to wanton killings of their fellow brothers and sisters and burning of property under the guise of being IPOB members would not be spared.
He made this known on Tuesday in Abuja immediately after the Federal High Court denied him bail on charges of terrorism slammed against him by the federal government.
Kanu was of the opinion that the violence persisted because he was being held in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
He assured that if released, there would be peace in the entire South- East region of the country.
His words: “Anybody committing crime cannot go free. I swear it. Anybody committing crime in the South East cannot go free. They are doing it because I am in the DSS custody. If I were to be outside, nobody can try that.
“I suspect that some people in the government are complicit. They are making money with insecurity.
“They know if Nnamdi Kanu is outside, in two minutes this nonsense will stop. Who is the bagger or idiot that will speak when I am talking. That I will give an order in the East, who is the idiot that I will give an order that will counter it? Nobody can. I am Nnamdi Kanu. Rubbish!.
“Anybody involved in any form of violence in the East in the name of IPOB is a goner and they know it. Let me come out of this mess, only two minutes, there will be peace in the East”, Kanu added.
Earlier, Kanu, through his lawyer, Alloy Ejimofor had applied orally to Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja handling his trial that he be relocated out of the custody of the DSS to Kuje Correctional center, Abuja.
He alleged that the DSS operatives are infringing on his fundamental rights by interfering with his conversations with his lawyers and family members.
Kanu noted that he cannot have the opportunity of preparing himself for his defense in the terrorism charges brought against him by the federal government under such condition.
However, Justice Nyako declined the request on the ground that the court had earlier delivered a ruling on the application and rejected the request.
The Judge advised Kanu to go to the Court of Appeal to challenge the earlier ruling rather than coming back with the same application.
Kanu subsequently prayed the court to issue an order to place him under house arrest in any part of Abuja as he was tired of being in DSS custody for some reasons, especially his health which he said is not being properly managed.
Justice Nyako, in his brief response, held that Kanu would be well secured in the custody of DSS and that if he has any issue against that, he should come up formally since he is being tried in a court of record.
The court, therefore, refused to grant the fresh bail request made by the IPOB leader, through his lawyer on February 26.
The court adjourned trial till April 17 .
