{"id":157507,"date":"2025-04-02T22:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T21:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nnamdi-kanu-detained-prosecuted-for-making-same-remark-as-dss-dg-ajayi-ejimakor"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:51:46","slug":"nnamdi-kanu-detained-prosecuted-for-making-same-remark-as-dss-dg-ajayi-ejimakor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnamdi-kanu-detained-prosecuted-for-making-same-remark-as-dss-dg-ajayi-ejimakor","title":{"rendered":"Nnamdi Kanu detained, prosecuted for making same remark as DSS DG, Ajayi \u2013 Ejimakor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the comment by the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Oluwatosin Ajayi, that Nigerians should defend themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Ejimakor said Kanu was detained and is being prosecuted for making the same comment Ajayi made.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the same remark from Kanu led to the proscription of IPOB and hounding of Igbos as terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the DSS DG said Nigerians must take responsibility for their own security, as the military, police, and intelligence agencies do not have the capacity to protect every community from terrorist attacks in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a public engagement, the DSS DG made reference to past incidents in Bauchi State, where local communities successfully fought off Boko Haram insurgents without waiting for security forces.<\/p>\n<p>Ajayi urged Nigerians to rethink their approach to self-defence, emphasising that communities must serve as the \u201cfirst line of defence\u201d against terrorists and other criminals<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Ejimakor posted on X: \u201cDefend yourselves\u201d is the same thing MAZI NNAMDI KANU said that was twisted to justify his extraordinary rendition &amp; charging him for \u2018incitement of violence.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s also the same thing that led to the proscription of IPOB &amp; the hounding of young Igbos as terrorists. #Injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the comment by the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Oluwatosin Ajayi, that Nigerians should defend themselves. 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