{"id":84359,"date":"2021-08-02T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=84359"},"modified":"2021-08-02T23:55:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T22:55:00","slug":"biafra-we-are-winning-nnamdi-kanu-breaks-silence-from-dss-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/biafra-we-are-winning-nnamdi-kanu-breaks-silence-from-dss-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Biafra: We are winning \u2013 Nnamdi Kanu breaks silence from DSS custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has thanked his supporters and says \u201cwe are winning\u201d.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHis comments were contained in a statement signed by his lead counsel, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Monday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to Ejiofor, they were able to see Kanu, following weeks of speculations and uncertainties.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cHe is firm and stable, less the burden of solitary confinement and concomitant mental torture arising therefrom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThough the Detaining Authority is giving him medical attention, he still requires advanced medical care, which formed a substantial part of the relief in our application before the Court.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cHe specifically requested that we should extend his heartfelt compliment to Millions of his supporters worldwide and all foreign Governments and institutions who are relentlessly following up. Media houses are indeed not left out of this classification.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWe are winning but your prayers are doing wonders, don\u2019t relent, as you continue to remain law abiding,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nEjiofor promised to give frequent updates, \u201cnow that the visit will be more regular than before.\u201d<br \/>\nKanu has been in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, since he was rearrested and repatriated from an undisclosed African country.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has thanked his supporters and says \u201cwe are winning\u201d. 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