The Department of State Security (DSS) has finally granted Nnamdi Kanu access to his lawyers after a long legal battle.
According to media reports, the Director-General of the DSS, Adeola Ajayi, has permitted Kanu’s lawyers to visit the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Kanu, who has been in custody facing terrorism charges since his controversial repatriation from Kenya in June 2021, has had limited legal access, prompting a series of legal interventions and protests from his defence team.
Kanu’s legal team, led by special counsel Aloy Ejimakor, has repeatedly accused the DSS of obstructing their access to him, despite a May 2023 court order from Justice Binta Nyako directing the DSS to allow visitors three times weekly.
