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IPOB, ESN Members Out To Destroy Me – Abba Kyari
17Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Biafra, Corruption, Crime, Drug Abuse, Nigeria, Security

IPOB, ESN Members Out To Destroy Me – Abba Kyari

The embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has claimed that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) are behind his travails due to the onslaught launched against them in the South East. Kyari was said to have made this claim when he appeared before a probe panel led by Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at the Force Headquarters. His claim was contained in a report submitted by the panel to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, which was in turn submitted to the Police Service Commission (PSC). According to the report, Kyari, who did not deny violating social media rules of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), was berated by the panel for the fact that the officer had been warne...
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IPOB Is Finished – Asari Dokubo Mocks Nnamdi Kanu
8Feb By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Biafra, News, Nigeria

IPOB Is Finished – Asari Dokubo Mocks Nnamdi Kanu

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, on Monday, claimed that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is finished. Dokubo in a Facebook Live mocked the leader of the outlawed group, Nnamdi Kanu, for allegedly denying he is a member of IPOB and his members justifying it. He further stated that Kanu has denied the sit-at-home, but questioned who is responsible for the sit-at-home in the Southeast. According to Dokubo, the IPOB leader has shown himself that he is not in the struggle, as he set up a company with no director or head. This is coming after the lawmaker representing Abia-South Senatorial district, Enyinnaya Abaribe lamented on the effect of insecurity in the South East. See Also: Again, Ex-Niger Delta Militant Leader, Asari-Dokubo, Attacks Nnam...
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Again, Ex-Niger Delta Militant Leader, Asari-Dokubo, Attacks Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB
31Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Again, Ex-Niger Delta Militant Leader, Asari-Dokubo, Attacks Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB

Founder of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has again tackled the Indigenous People of Biafra and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Asari-Dokubo faulted IPOB for saying he was behind the reported extradition of its leader from Kenya. Both Asari-Dokubo and Kanu have been at the forefront of the struggle for the actualisation of Biafra. The pair started on a relatively good note but along the line they turned into enemies despite pushing for the same course. Amid the ensuing face-off, some prominent figures formerly loyal to Kanu have switched camp for Dokubo's Biafra Customary Government . For instance, Kanu’s former deputy, Uche Mefor, is now BCG’s Head of Information and Communication. In October 2020, Asari-Dokubo claimed that the IPOB leader had derailed t...
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Nnamdi Kanu Receives Court Documents Granting Him N1billion Against Nigerian Government
28Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Receives Court Documents Granting Him N1billion Against Nigerian Government

Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said his client on Thursday formally received news of the Abia High Court ruling of January 19, 2022, which favoured him. Ejimakor said the IPOB leader was very excited about the news and anticipates more victories on his prosecution by the Nigerian Government. Read Also: Terrorism Charge: Nnamdi Kanu Never Denied IPOB In Court – Lawyer Justice Benson Anya had ruled that the invasion of the military operatives on Kanu's residence at Isiama, Afaraukwu Ibeku, Abia State, on September 10, 2017 was, "illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional and amounts to infringement" on his "right to life, dignity of his person, his personal liberty and fair hearing." Anya further ruled that the Nigerian ...
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NUJ Slams Security Agents Over Attack On Journalists, Activists During Nnamdi Kanu’s Court Proceeding
21Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

NUJ Slams Security Agents Over Attack On Journalists, Activists During Nnamdi Kanu’s Court Proceeding

The Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned security agents over attacks on journalists and activists during the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday. In a statement by Emmanuel Ogbeche and Ochiaka Ugwu, chairman and secretary respectively, the group described the attack as reprehensible and posing a grave danger to the safety of journalists and democracy. The union berated security operatives for failure to act in the face of violence and aggression against journalists. Recall that pro-government thugs attacked human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and other IPOB supporters at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Read Also: Terrorism Charge: Nnamdi Kanu Never Denied IPOB In Court – Lawyer The NUJ said several journal...
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Terrorism Charge: Nnamdi Kanu Never Denied IPOB In Court – Lawyer
20Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Legislature, News, Nigeria

Terrorism Charge: Nnamdi Kanu Never Denied IPOB In Court – Lawyer

The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, never denied being the leader of the Igbo nationalist organisation while taking his plea at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said. According to the lawyer, the clarification became necessary because of what he described as “deliberate misrepresentation/falsehood and wrong narratives being perpetuated by some mischief makers” and gaining prominence in social media. Ejiofor said this in a statement on Thursday titled, “Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu never denied being the leader of IPOB – Let the records be set straight”. According to him, it was pertinent to provide clarification and clear the doubt. Read Also: BREAKING: Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Till Wednesday He said, “S.M...
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Nnamdi Kanu Denied Being An IPOB Member – Shuaib Labaran
20Jan By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Biafra, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Denied Being An IPOB Member – Shuaib Labaran

Shuaib Labaran, the lead counsel to the Federal Government on the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he (Kanu) denied membership of IPOB. The Federal Government has laid charges of treason against Nnamdi Kanu, including 15 fresh charges which were filed on Monday. See Also: Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Adjourned To February 16, 2022 Kanu has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. Speaking with journalists outside the court, Labaran said, Kanu “vehemently” denied being an IPOB member. He said, “One of the charges suggesting that the defendant, Nnamdi Kanu is a member of IPOB and he vehemently denied being a member of IPOB. That is very curious and we urge Nigerians to see us through how we are going to prove all those charg...
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Nnamdi Kanu Appears In Court In Same Attire
19Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Appears In Court In Same Attire

Despite the order of Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the Department of State Services should allow Nnamdi Kanu to have a change of clothes, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra yet again appeared in court on Wednesday with the same designer wears he wore when he was re-arrested and brought back to Nigeria in June 2021. The PUNCH had earlier reported that Kanu’s lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), on Tuesday drew the attention of the judge to the treatment his client was being subjected to in the custody of the DSS. This is despite an earlier order by Justice Nyako in December 2021 that the secret police allow the IPOB leader to practise his faith, have his bath, change his clothes and eat properly. Read Also: BREAKING: Court Adj...
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BREAKING: Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Till Wednesday
18Jan By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Judiciary, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Till Wednesday

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned further proceedings in the case against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, till Wednesday. The adjournment followed Kanu’s complaint that the Federal Government failed to promptly serve him the fresh 15 amended charges it brought before the court. Read Also: Nnamdi Kanu, Asks UN, US, UK To Send Representatives To Witness Trial Kanu, through his team of lawyers led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, further accused FG of denying him the necessary facility to defend the charge against him. Ozekhome told the court that the amended charges were served on them barely 24 hours to the scheduled hearing. “My Lord, the proposed amended charges were served on us yester...
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Sit-at-home: Amechi Threatens To Quit Negotiation For Kanu’s Release
18Jan By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Sit-at-home: Amechi Threatens To Quit Negotiation For Kanu’s Release

First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has lamented that the actions of some leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra are endangering the ongoing discussion and negotiation for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This came as masked men suspected to be members of IPOB allegedly enforcing the suspended Monday sit-at-home order attacked traders at Obollo-Afor town in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State for disobeying the order on Monday. Amechi had led Igbo leaders to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in November 2021 to demand the unconditional release of the IPOB leader. Speaking in a chat with The PUNCH on Monday, he lamented that the sit-at-home order is destroying the South-East ...
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