Legal practitioner Ifeanyi Ejiofor has broken his silence following the decision of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to terminate his services as personal lawyer.
Kanu, in a letter dated July 22 from Sokoto Correctional Centre, formally ended Ejiofor’s retainership and cautioned him against making public statements or disclosing confidential information obtained during his legal work.
Reacting in a statement shared on Facebook, Ejiofor dismissed what he called “the curious panic of those confronted by nothing but silence.”
He insisted he had exercised restraint despite years of alleged blackmail, threats, and defamatory petitions orchestrated against him.
Ejiofor claimed Kanu had repeatedly targeted him from detention, directing supporters to harass him, but said he chose not to respond publicly out of respect for professional ethics.
He argued that Kanu’s sudden emphasis on confidentiality was linked to ongoing defamation proceedings, suggesting it was a tactic to suppress evidence.
“The time has not yet come for me to divulge professionally
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