Nnamdi Kanu: Why Security Agencies Oppose IPOB Leader Transfer To Kuje Prison


The reasons transfer of Nnamdi Kanu to Kuje Prison from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody is receiving unrelenting pushback from Nigeria’s intelligence community has been disclosed.

Recall that the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu is seeking the transfer of the IPOB leader to the correctional facility.

In court on Monday, his counsel Ifeanyi Ejiofor informed the media of three applications, including Kanu’s transfer to the correctional centre.

According to Ejiofor, an application to get Kanu transferred to the Kuje Correctional Centre. “The application was made on July 14, 2021”.

Justice Nyako declined the prayer, insisting Kanu is safe, secure and being kept in good conditions at the DSS.

Also, the request has not gone down well with intelligence agencies who believe the motive is a jail break being “planned” by IPOB and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN).

A grand plan of a massive attack on the Kuje Prison had been uncovered, PRnigeria quoted an officer to have said.

“They want him transferred to the prison so they can storm there as they have done to many Police Stations and Correctional Centres in the South-East in the last six months.

“Nnamdi Kanu celebrated the destruction when he emphasized via his Twitter account that no soul deserved to be locked up in any Nigerian prison. Imagine him now saying that’s where he prefers,” he said.

The source pointed out that prominent individuals arrested and detained at the DSS are well taken care of, compared to police cells.

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The law enforcement circle asserts IPOB/ESN members carried out the assault on Imo Prison and Police Headquarters with sophisticated weapons such as General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs), AK49 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Another source said Nnamdi Kanu can’t be transferred to Kuje Prison because the facility may not be able to withstand a coordinated onslaught.

“I’m going to be sincere with you, the facility isn’t a place for a high-profile suspect like Nnamdi Kanu who has thousands of die-hard followers.

“Kuje Prison is not extremely fortified and you know it’s actually not within Abuja. So if there’s a situation, damage might have been done before reinforcement gets there.” DAILY POST Quoted the source to have said.

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