Nigeria, Nov. 24 -- Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a former lead counsel to the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has blamed the IPOB leader's conviction on the legal team's alleged lack of strategy and mishandling of the defence.

In a statement on Saturday, Mr Ejiofor, who led Mr Kanu's legal team from 2015 until his withdrawal from the case in 2023, accused individuals who took over from him of what he termed "amateur legal showmanship" and "social-media theatrics."

The former lead counsel said he was compelled to speak in response to an "avalanche of calls and messages" from Nigerians who asked him to weigh in on the conviction of the IPOB leader.

The lawyer noted that his team, before their disengagement fro...