Men of the Nigerian regular army reportedly attacked the residence of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at Ibeku Umuahia, Abia State, on Sunday.
Unconfirmed study says three persons were injured inwards the attack.
The whereabout of Mr. Kanu is currently unknown.
Mr Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, inwards a disputation defendant the Buhari management of attempting to get got his client’s life.
“Just to alarm the the world that the Nigeria armed forces personnel nether the ascendency of Chief of Army Staff is before long laying a siege on my customer (Nnamdi Kanu) province abode inwards Umuahia.
“They had continued to shot sporadically into the air through which assault, nearly 5 of his household unit of measurement members were brutally wounded too some unfortunately killed. There is no incertitude that the acquaint deployment of troops to the South East is to haunt for my customer too perhaps eliminate him,” the disputation said.
Mr Ejiofor added that if something goes incorrect amongst his client’s life, the international would concord the country’s president responsible.
“Let the whole the world know that if anything untoward happens to my client, that President Buhari too his Chief of Army Staff should live on held responsible past times the international Community.
“We are before long counting the seat out of casualties every bit the onslaught progress. The the world should live on at nowadays notified nearly the tension inwards Biafra land, created past times the regime inwards power. We must adopt all know the legal machinery to resist the unconstitutional but vehement approach inwards dealing amongst unarmed people simply operating inside the confines of the law. Buhari must live on held responsible.
“We are gear upward to acquaint our example ane time again earlier the International Court of Justice. The families that lost their dearest ones inwards the final twelvemonth May 29 vehement onset past times the armed forces are even then to recover from the stupor of losing their love ones. This province of affairs must live on arrested inwards time.”