The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga has urged relevant legal authorities to consider disciplinary action against Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for joining the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest, organised by human rights activist, Mr. Omoyele Sowore.
The presidential spokesman described Ejimakor’s conduct as ‘unethical and unbecoming of a legal practitioner’.
In a post on Monday via X handle, Onanuga expressed disappointment over Ejimakor’s decision to join what he described as a ‘shambolic protest’ in Abuja.
‘I spotted Aloy Ejimakor, one of Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers, among the small group of protesters mobilised in Abuja by Omoyele Sowore. I wonder what Mr. Ejimakor was thinking when he decided to join this shambolic protest’, the post read.
Onanuga said Ejimakor, as a counsel representing Kanu in his ongoing treason trial, should be aware that participating in public demonstrations concerning a matter still before the court violates the principle of sub judice.
‘As a lawyer, he should be aware of the principle of sub judice, particularly in relation to the ongoing treason case before the court. The prosecution has concluded its case, and it is now incumbent upon Mr. Ejimakor and the other lawyers to mount a strong defence for Kanu.
‘Rather than focusing on preparing a strong case, Mr. Ejimakor has resorted to extra-legal tactics, joining a career anarchist to influence the process’, he stated.
Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Services since his re-arrest in June 2021.
