On Friday, the family of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, sounded an alarm, asserting that the Department of State Services (DSS) had denied a family member access to him on Thursday.
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother, raised concerns in Umuahia early Friday, expressing uncertainty about his brother’s health. He questioned the abrupt denial of access to Kanu, emphasizing the violation of the Abuja High Court order that permits visitation.
“Such action raises suspicion that the DSS has something to hide about our brother,” he said.
He added, “The DSS is stopping my brother’s visitors from seeing him, which is another flagrant disregard of a subsisting court order and their effort to conceal my brother’s deteriorating health condition.
“For me, the DSS has become a private security company where the authority manages it as his personal family business. I am yet to know why my brother is still currently in detention against court orders.”
The Abuja High Court had ordered the service to allow Kanu unfettered access to his family and lawyers twice a week.
