Nigeria, July 28 -- The convicted leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has formally sacked his longtime lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor.

Mr Kanu announced this in a letter which he personally signed and addressed to Mr Ejiofor. The letter was dated 22 July.

The IPOB leader acknowledged that he had previously sacked the lawyer through a verbal statement, explaining that he decided to formalise the disengagement

"Your engagement as my personal legal representative was previously terminated by me through direct verbal communication, upon which you ceased acting in that capacity. This letter serves, in part, as a formal written confirmation of that earlier termination," he said.

The convict accused Mr Ejiofor of...