In a significant turn of events, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has announced that his client is finally vindicated from the allegations made by the Nigerian government regarding the 2020 #EndSARS protests.
The former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had previously accused Kanu of exploiting the #EndSARS protests to incite violence, which purportedly led to the deaths of several security agents. Malami asserted that Kanu continued his subversive campaign through inciting broadcasts, directing IPOB members to launch attacks on government facilities and personnel.
“Despite the proscription of IPOB by the Federal Government, Nnamdi Kanu continued the subversive campaign, instigating and inciting broadcasts to direct members of the IPOB to launch attacks on government. The EndSARS protests of October 2020 played into the sinister plans of Nnamdi Kanu, whereby he seized the protests through subversive and inciting online broadcasts and actively commanded and directed attacks on security personnel and facilities,” Malami had stated.
However, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, in an appearance on Channels TV on Wednesday night, countered these allegations, asserting that the government should be held responsible for the violence that erupted during the #EndSARS protests. According to Falana, the violence was instigated by the government rather than by Kanu.
Reacting to Falana’s statements, Ejimakor expressed that his client has been exonerated from the “derogatory accusation levelled against him by Malami.” Ejimakor took to social media, stating, “In 2021, former AGF Malami had blamed the #EndSARS violence solely on MAZI NNAMDI KANU & #IPOB. This was also the major reason they criminally renditioned #MNK & subjected him to the ongoing #UnfairTrial. Today, Femi Falana (SAN) has exposed their wicked lies. Case closed.”
This development marks a crucial turning point in the ongoing legal battles faced by Nnamdi Kanu, shedding light on the contentious narrative surrounding the #EndSARS protests and the allegations of violence.
