THE family of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has raised concerns that their son is seriously ill in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
The family revealed that he urgently needed a cardiologist and requested President Bola Tinubu not to let him die in DSS custody.
Kanu has been in detention since 2021, when he was extradited to the country from Kenya.
Justice Binta Nyako dismissed his bail application on Tuesday due to his poor health.
Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel, stated today that he had been notified that his brother was gravely ill.
Emmanuel stated that Kanu requires immediate medical attention to avoid a catastrophic health disaster.
The statement partly read, “We got information this morning that he is critically down. He has not been granted access to his personal doctors, and he urgently needs a cardiologist. He should not be allowed to die in DSS custody”.
The family had previously criticized the political elite in the South-East for failing to intervene with the President to help secure the release of their son.
They alleged that some people were benefiting from his continued incarceration, hence the apparent apathy on the part of the political elite to engage the President in his release.
“How be it that nobody among Igbo political leaders has reached Tinubu to discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release almost a year after he came to power?
“Is it not deliberate? Have they not been gaining access to the President concerning other issues? It’s a shame that Kanu is being punished for asking for the freedom of Ndigbo, and the leaders have abandoned him to die in DSS custody,” the family said.
