IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Formally Sacks Longtime Lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Accuses Him Of Acting Without Authority
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has formally disengaged his longtime lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, accusing him of continuing to act as his legal representative despite an earlier verbal termination of his appointment. Kanu conveyed the decision in a letter personally signed and dated July 22, formally confirming what he said was an earlier verbal dismissal of the lawyer. According to the IPOB leader, the written notification was necessary to remove any ambiguity regarding Ejiofor’s status. “Your engagement as my personal legal representative was previously terminated by me through direct verbal communication, upon which you ceased acting in that capacity. This letter serves, in part, as a formal written confirmation of that earlier termination,” Kanu stated. He alleged that Ejiofor had continued to function, “directly or indirectly,” as his legal representative and that of IPOB despite the termination. “Accordingly, and for the avoidance of any...