Court Threatens DSS Director-General with Jail over Blocking Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday issued a warning to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, threatening to jail him for obstructing access between Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and his legal team.

In a Notice of Consequences of Disobedience to Court Order (Form 48), the court accused the DSS chief of violating its directive, which mandates routine access for Kanu’s lawyers.

The notice was served on Ajayi by the court’s Registrar and made public by Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor.

Ejimakor, in a statement he signed, warned that contempt proceedings would be initiated against Ajayi if the DSS continues to disregard the court’s order.

“Earlier today, the Registrar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, issued a Form 48—Notice of Consequences of Disobeying a Court Order—against the Director-General of DSS concerning Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” the statement read.

The notice explicitly warned:
“TAKE NOTICE that unless you comply with the directions contained in this order—by allowing the applicant’s counsel to conduct court-ordered visitations with the applicant on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays—you will be guilty of contempt of court and liable to be committed to prison.”

Ejimakor lamented that the new DSS Director-General had prevented Kanu’s lawyers from visiting him for nearly a month, despite the court’s previous rulings on the matter.

“This notice was necessary due to the repeated disobedience of the court-ordered visitations by Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi,” Ejimakor stated.

He emphasized that the notice serves as a judicial warning with penal consequences for defying the court’s directive.

“If the DSS Director-General continues on this path of disregard for the court’s orders, we will be left with no choice but to initiate formal contempt proceedings against him,” Ejimakor added.