{"id":127376,"date":"2026-06-03T06:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127376"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:31:39","slug":"kanus-lawyer-alleges-threat-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/kanus-lawyer-alleges-threat-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanu\u2019s lawyer alleges threat to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By John Azu<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, has alleged threat to his life over his criticism of the claims in the book on the Aburi Accord by former Head of State Yakubu Gowon.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Ejimakor, a certain\u00a0 Danbature, who claims to be the president of \u201cArewa Youths\u201d made a video threatening him for his critique of the book, which he said was within his constitutional right to freedom of expression.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), in a statement, unequivocally condemns the reckless and dangerous comments by the said Danbature.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement signed by the president and secretary of AVID, Dr Sylvester Onyia and Dr Godson Obiagwu, respectively, called on the security agencies to fish out the individual behind the video threat by the name \u201cDanbature\u201d.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThese threats, contained in a widely circulated video, stem from Barrister Ejimakor\u2019s legitimate criticism of statements made by General Yakubu Gowon regarding Biafra, the Aburi Accord, and General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in his recently published book.\u201d They said in the statement.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe demand that Mr. Danbature immediately retract that video and cease and desist from any plot or intention to cause harm to Barrister Ejimakor. 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