Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has renewed calls for his client to be moved out of northern Nigeria, citing heightened security concerns.
Ejimakor made the appeal on Friday in a post on X, following reports of a United States military strike on terrorist targets in Sokoto State.
According to the lawyer, the reported operation underscores the scale of terrorist activity in the area and reinforces his position that Sokoto is not a safe location to hold Kanu.
He argued that the presence of armed groups in the region poses a serious risk to his client’s safety and called on authorities to relocate him to a detention facility outside northern Nigeria.
Ejimakor said the need for Kanu’s transfer has become more urgent in light of recent security developments.
“The U.S. military strike against terrorists in Sokoto has finally confirmed that Sokoto is riddled with terrorists and was never a safe place of custody for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” he wrote, urging that Kanu be moved out of what he described as the “terrorist belt” in the North.