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South East Traditional Rulers Demand Release Of Nnamdi Kanu
Biafra, News, Nigeria

South East Traditional Rulers Demand Release Of Nnamdi Kanu

South-East Traditional rulers have demanded from the Federal Government, the release of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The monarchs who made the demand under their umbrella body of South East Council of Traditional Rulers, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Kanu from detention into the hands of the Igbo traditional and religious leaders. Rising from a meeting, the royal fathers expressed worry over the escalation of crisis in the South East with the attendant hardship on the people. They lamented that they “have watched with utter dismay and sadness the rapid deterioration of the affairs of Igbo land resulting in gruesome killings, destruction of properties, a general atmosphere of fear and aprogressive militarisation of our home land”. Besides the five South Eas...
Amended Charges: ‘We Are Prepared For Fireworks’, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers Tell FG
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Amended Charges: ‘We Are Prepared For Fireworks’, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyers Tell FG

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel to the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Federal Government and others to expect “legal fireworks” on Thursday. He also said the IPOB legal team is “eminently prepared”. He said this while reacting to the amended charges by the Federal Government against his client. In an update posted on his Facebook page, Ejiofor also said his client is in high spirit ahead of the arraignment. Ahead of his arraignment on October 21, the detained leader of IPOB had asked millions of his supporters to embark on a dry fast. The Federal Government had filed an amended seven counts against Nnamdi Kanu, according to one of his lawyers, Maxwell Opara. Opara stated this in a short interview with journalists on the premi...
IPOB Declares Sit-At-Home On Thursday To Honour Nnamdi Kanu’s Court Trial
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IPOB Declares Sit-At-Home On Thursday To Honour Nnamdi Kanu’s Court Trial

The Indigenous People of Biafra has said next week Thursday is the only day its members should exercise sit-at-home to honour its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as he is expected in court. The group refuted claims that it asked members to sit at home for the one-year remembrance of the #EndSARS protesters killed by the military men and other security agencies last year. IPOB further revealed it suspended the weekly Monday sit-at-home in the South-region, adding that those who did so did out of their volition. It, then, warned its members and supporters of its leader to shun orders that did not come from its leadership. These were contained in a statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, which was made available to SaharaReporters on Saturday. Read Also: Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Reacts ...
Nigeria’s Electoral Body, INEC Rules Out Dialogue With IPOB, ESN
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Nigeria’s Electoral Body, INEC Rules Out Dialogue With IPOB, ESN

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has ruled out the possibility of engaging the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The commission noted that it wouldn’t go out of its way to engage IPOB and ESN that had been outlawed by the Muhammadu Buhari regime. The INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye, made this known during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, noting that the commission had been engaging stakeholders including security agencies, civil society organizations and other relevant bodies. “We recognize political parties, we recognize the people of Anambra State, we recognize civil society groups and organizations, we recognize traditional institutions and the clergy. So...
Malami Asks Court For More Time To File Processes In Kanu’s Suit
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Malami Asks Court For More Time To File Processes In Kanu’s Suit

The federal government and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) have asked the high court of Abia state for an extension of time to enable them file processes in the suit instituted by Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had filed a suit marked HIH/FR14/2021 against the federal government of Nigeria, attorney-general of the federation, chief of army staff, inspector-general of police, director-general of the Department of State Services and three others for allegedly violating his fundamental human rights. Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, asked the court to compel the respondents to pay him N5 billion in damages as monetary compensation for the “physical, mental, emotional, psychological and other damages” he allegedly suf...
Chiwetalu Was Released As Nothing Incriminating Was On His Phone – Ozekhome
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Chiwetalu Was Released As Nothing Incriminating Was On His Phone – Ozekhome

Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has said that the Department of State Services released veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, after a rigorous search of his phones. According to the lawyer, the secret police didn’t find anything incriminating on the actor’s phones. Ozekhome made this revelation in a statement on Tuesday shortly after the secret police released the actor from its headquarters in Abuja. It was earlier reported that Agu was arrested last Thursday by the Nigerian Army in Anambra State for allegedly wearing Biafran colors, associating with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, and for inciting members of the public. The Army later transferred the actor to the DSS on Friday and he was flown to the headquarters of the secret police in Abuja where h...
DSS Flies Actor Chiwetalu Agu To Abuja, Bars Family Visitation
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DSS Flies Actor Chiwetalu Agu To Abuja, Bars Family Visitation

The Department of State Services has flown veteran actor, Chiwetalu Agu, to Abuja as part of investigations for promoting Biafra and allegedly inciting members of the public. Agu was first arrested by the Nigerian Army on October 7, 2021, around Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra State, for wearing a Biafra outfit while distributing bread and other items to the poor. The army had accused him of soliciting support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra which has been accused of several acts of terrorism. He was subsequently handed over to the DSS for investigation and prosecution. However, a relative of the Nollywood actor told The PUNCH that they had been denied access to him. The relative, who wished to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the case, said Agu w...
Gov Uzodinma Flags Off ‘Exercise Golden Dawn’ To Tackle IPOB
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Gov Uzodinma Flags Off ‘Exercise Golden Dawn’ To Tackle IPOB

The Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma flagged off ‘Golden Dawn’, a military exercise aimed at tackling ipob in the state. “It is a well known fact that security of lives and properties are one of the obligations of the Government while it is an established understanding that security is everyone’s business. It is on the above premise that it becomes pertinent for everyone to join hands with the Government for a secured society where peace reigns.” “This Excercise Golden Dawn which has the Imo State command at Orlu, would be operated across the South Eastern states to forestall breakdown of law and order while ensuring the safety of all especially with the festive seasons approaching.”     See Also: Comply With IPOB Sit-At-Home In The North & Lose Your Sh...
South-East Govs, Elite Can’t Decide Igbo’s Fate, IPOB Replies Umahi
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South-East Govs, Elite Can’t Decide Igbo’s Fate, IPOB Replies Umahi

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra has said the governors of the South-East geopolitical zone and the elite in the region were too infinitesimal to decide the fate of the Igbo. The group also noted that alleged plans by governors of the zone to launch counter-secessionist groups, was dead on arrival, claiming that the people had lost confidence in them. The secessionist group reacted to the statement credited to the Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, who said leaders of the zone was comfortable sticking with Nigeria than move to Biafra. The governor had also said counter-secessionist groups would arise if IPOB did not stop killings in the zone. Read Also: Tension Rises in South-East, Military Begins Operation Against ...
Comply With IPOB Sit-At-Home In The North & Lose Your Shops – Arewa Warns
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Comply With IPOB Sit-At-Home In The North & Lose Your Shops – Arewa Warns

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has rejected the recent call by the Indigenous People Of Biafra on the Middle Belt people to join its sit-at-home campaign, warning that no section of the north should be a party to “a deliberate, politically-motivated plan to undermine or worsen the nation’s current security challenges.” In a statement by the group’s National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, in Kaduna on Monday, the AYCF said, “The North has come a long way in understanding the use of constitutional and democratic means of channelling legitimate grievances, and cannot, therefore, be a party to any undemocratic move”. The AYCF further noted that it appears that the governors of the South-East are satisfied with the activities of IPOB. The group stated, “We hope they will co...