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How Kenya Tortured, Detained Kanu for Eight Days Before Repatriation to Nigeria – Lawyer

3Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

How Kenya Tortured, Detained Kanu for Eight Days Before Repatriation to Nigeria – Lawyer

The legal representative of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has alleged that Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by the Kenyan Government before he was transferred to the Department of State Services. Ejiofor disclosed this on Friday in a tweet on Twitter while giving an update on the update of the case. He wrote, “My client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was actually abducted by accursed Kenya’s Special Police Force on the 18th of June 2021 at their International Airport, and consequently taken to an undisclosed residence under dehumanising conditions. “He was tortured and subjected to all forms of inhuman treatment which worsened his health condition. He was illegally detained for eight good days in Kenya before being transferred to their Nigerian counterpart. “He was purportedly ...

3Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, News, Nigeria

IPOB Alleges Plot to Kill Nnamdi Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Department of State Services, DSS, of plotting to inject its leader, Nnamdi Kanu with a poisonous vaccine. IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, alleged that the poisonous vaccine was meant to kill Kanu slowly. In a statement he signed, Powerful warned that such an attempt should be jettisoned because the consequences would be severe. IPOB also said the Ohanaeze Ndigbo must ensure that nothing happens to its leader while in DSS custody. According to Powerful: “We pity them and Nigeria if anything happens to our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Nigeria Government and security agencies must understand the product we are made of and how prepared we are. “South East Governors and Ohaneze including politicians in the region...

Kenyan Authorities Respond to Arrest, Extradition of Nnamdi Kanu To Nigeria

2Jul

By Obiajulu Joel Nwolu1 Comment

Biafra, Kenya, News, Nigeria

Kenyan Authorities Respond to Arrest, Extradition of Nnamdi Kanu To Nigeria

Kenyan Immigration and diplomatic authorities have claimed no involvement in the arrest and “extradition” of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who was alleged to have been arrested in Kenya and brought to Nigeria. Alexander Muteshi, Kenya’s Director-General of Immigration Services, refuted the claims of the country’s entanglement with the arrest and “extradition” of Kanu. Also, an official in the Kenya Ministry of Interior said the ministry was not aware of the “extradition” of Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria. The Kenyan government officials in separate interviews with Reuters and Kenya’s Nation newspaper debunked the family’s claim. Reuters said, “A spokeswoman for the Kenyan interior ministry said it was not aware of the matter, while the foreign affairs ministry...

Nnamdi Kanu Not Arrested in the UK – British Govt

30Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Justice, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Not Arrested in the UK – British Govt

The British High Commission in Nigeria has said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was not arrested in the United Kingdom. It was reported that Kanu’s arrest was announced on Tuesday by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF Abubakar Malami. The AGF, however, failed to state how and where the IPOB leader was arrested. Responding to questions from newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the spokesman, British High Commission in Nigeria, Dean Hurlock, said, ‘We are aware of reports that Nnamdi Kanu has been detained in Nigeria by the Federal Government of Nigeria. “We can confirm that Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested in the UK for extradition purposes.” Meanwhile, Kanu who was arraigned before a Federal High Court on Tuesday was ordered to be remanded in the cus...

Lessons to be Learnt from the Recent Attack on IrokoTV

21Jun

By adminNo Comments

African Development, Biafra, News, Nigeria

Lessons to be Learnt from the Recent Attack on IrokoTV

So I just learnt that there was an attack on IrokoTv App in the form of attempts to have it delisted on both Google Playstore and iOS store. This move by some in the North was in "retaliation" for the delisting of Adamu Garba's Crowwe from Google Play Store. Last I checked, retaliation meant "to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you". Based on the definition above, I fail to see how a mass action by the North to have IrokoTV app delisted by Google and Apple because Crowwe was delisted can be called retaliation. Was it Jason Njoku (owner of IrokoTV) that delisted Crowwe? Interestingly, it was the people he made fun of some years ago that came to his rescue. Ndi Igbo and the rest of Southern Nigeria galvanized into a...

Asari Dokubo Conned me of N20m – Says Nnamdi Kanu as he Fires Back

18Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Asari Dokubo Conned me of N20m – Says Nnamdi Kanu as he Fires Back

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has indicted the leader of the Biafra de facto Customary Government, Asari Dokubo, of conning him N20 million. Kanu disclosed this while reacting to Dokubo’s recent threats aimed at him. The IPOB leader also asked the former Niger-Delta militant to stay away from the Biafra movement and focus on his mandate as a pipeline security guard. Kanu described Dokubo as a petty pipeline security guard who he would not dignify with a response. Dokubo had in a recent viral video vowed to bring down Kanu, who he described as “evil and a "con man". Read Also: Politicians Behind Insecurity In Imo – Nnamdi Kanu He accused Kanu of standing against the actualisation of Biafra because of his greed and selfish interest. Dokubo had said...

IPOB Alleges House-to-House Abduction, Killing of South-East Youths

11Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security

IPOB Alleges House-to-House Abduction, Killing of South-East Youths

The Indigenous People of Biafra have accused security operatives of house-to-house abduction and killing of youths in the South-East. While denying any involvement in the killing of 128 security personnel in Imo State as alleged, the secessionist group said neither IPOB nor its security outfit, Eastern Security Network, had been involved in any attack on security personnel in Imo or any part of the country. The group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement, accused the Nigerian Army and other security agencies of desperately looking for ways to incriminate IPOB and ESN to justify the continued extrajudicial killings of their members. The statement read in part, “The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra has been drawn to the fallacious and fabricated ...

IPOB Lawyer, Ejiofor Narrates Ordeal After Army, Police Invasion of his Residence, Death of Aide

9Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Security

IPOB Lawyer, Ejiofor Narrates Ordeal After Army, Police Invasion of his Residence, Death of Aide

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has explained how he survived an army, police invasion of his residence at the weekend. Ejiofor in a statement issued on Tuesday, appreciated a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as well as his friends in the Nigerian Bar Association who he notified and stood by him during the period of the invasion. He said, "I must deeply appreciate the untiring efforts of my client, friend and in-law, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode for defying sleep at that wee hour of the night when he got the SOS from me, to alert the world and those that mattered on the bloody attack/invasion of my peaceful home by those whose primary duty is to secure lives and properties. "I want to specially thank my people of good conscience, particularl...

Nnamdi Kanu Replies AGF Malami’s Alleged Comments Against IPOB, Ighoho

3Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Nnamdi Kanu Replies AGF Malami’s Alleged Comments Against IPOB, Ighoho

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has expressed resolve to never relent in the struggle for Biafra independence. This was contained in his tweet on Thursday while reacting to a report that alleged the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, indicted him and Yoruba agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho, for heightening the tension in the country. Kanu tweeted, “In the document, Mr Malami blamed Nnamdi Kanu & Sunday Igboho for fuelling the protracted crisis that has enveloped the country and aggravated the social and economic conditions of Nigerians’. Anyway, your Martial Law won’t stop #Biafra & #Oduduwa.” Peoples Gazette in a report had stated that the Attorney General, Abubakar Malami advised President Muhammadu Buhari to move ...

IPOB: Defend Yourselves Against Molestation, Gov Umahi Tells Residents

30May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

IPOB: Defend Yourselves Against Molestation, Gov Umahi Tells Residents

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has warned that his government will not tolerate any restriction of movement in the State, urging the Ebubeagu security outfit to be on guard. Umahi asked those without weapons to arm themselves with cutlasses for self-defence purpose. He said this in a state-wide broadcast on Saturday in Abakaliki to commemorate the sixth anniversary of his administration. His comment was in reaction to the order issued by Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, to the people of the South-East region. According to the governor, all markets in the state should open for business on Monday. He said: “There should be free movement of people in the state on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and other days of the year. “People should go to church on Sunday to pray for the...