A combined team of Nigerian Army, Police, DSS and Civil Defence on Sunday raided the home of the lawyer of Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, in Oraifite, Anambra State, killing his personal assistant.
Ejiofor’s elder brother, driver, and two others were whisked away by the security agencies.
This is the second attack on his home by security agencies.
It was gathered that the invasion of his home took place at about 2:30 am and lasted for about two hours.
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety said the security agencies invaded and laid siege on the compound at about 2.30am and left around past 4.am.
Emeka Umeagbalasi, Board Chair of Intersociety said in a statement that the invading security operatives jumped the perimeter fence of the compound after cutting its security cable and shot in different directions.
“The named security operatives had also in their jihadist Fulani Herdsmen-like invasion, stormed the scene with fifteen hilux vans and a native doctor whose body was dotted with charms. These were disclosed by Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor’s elder brother, Joel Ejiofor, who witnessed the attack.
“The respected Human Rights Lawyer who is also the principal attorney to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu and several other groups and individuals, was unable to be tracked and abducted or instantly shot dead because he was hiding somewhere in his house.
“However, the invading Government security operatives did not spare the life of the Lawyer’s Personal Assistant, Samuel Uzo Okoro (Biggy) who was shot and killed inside the compound.
“The late Samuel Okoro had woken up as a result of noises and gunshots to find out what was going on when soldiers shot and killed him instantly.
“Unable to locate the Lawyer and having shot and killed his PA, Samuel Okoro, the soldiers and others carried his corpse and dumped same in the boot of a Camry car belonging to Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor and ordered his chief driver (fondly called ‘Papa’ or ‘Elder’) to drive the car and follow them with the corpse.
The invading Government security operatives also abducted Barr Ejiofor’s elder brother, Joel Ejiofor and the Lawyer’s two domestic staff, named Ugochukwu and Chikezie and bundled them away.
“The Lawyer’s elder brother, Joel was later pushed out of one of the hilux vans at Ojoto en route Awka, Anambra State and he has since returned alive and unhurt.
“The invading soldiers and other security operatives were also discovered to have been mobilized from Abuja and Anambra State including soldiers of the 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha and Police, DSS and Civil Defense operatives from Anambra State and their Abuja counterparts”.
