One of the lawyers to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the prescribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Bruce Fein, has said that tribunals in Nigerian are compromised.
Bruce Fein, who is an American lawyer, and other lawyers to Kanu staged a walkout today at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja following the refusal of the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow some of them access into the courtroom.
Fein, speaking to newsmen lamented that for the fifth time he was not allowed into the courtroom saying that it is a gross violation of his client Kanu’s rights.
He also threatened to drag Nigeria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and push for Nigeria to be sanctioned by the United States.
He said: “Today was the fifth time I was told I could not enter the courtroom despite the court’s previous order that Nnamdi could have access to any three persons he wants to.
“I had the chance to talk briefly to him on my way to the courtroom. It is clear that I am the target in particular. That’s the reason why this proceeding did not transpire today.
And I’m here to tell Nigerians and the international community that I’m taking this to international tribunals. It is clear that the Nigerian tribunals are compromised.”
“the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in Geneva, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, the ICC in the Hague and I’ll be going to the United States Congress and urging that sanctions be considered against Nigeria for gross violations of fundamental human rights”.
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“I’m here not to be an irritant but there are huge international law issues that are present in Nnamdi Kanu’s case. I’m here because I’m an international expert to provide more enlightenment on what legal issues are present here,”
