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30Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Dying Of Hunger – Lawyer

Despite the pronouncement by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja, the Department of State Services has not allowed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to change his clothes, while he was also facing starvation, head of his legal team and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said. Ejiofor said these in a statement issued after the routine visit to the DSS Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday evening. He said, “In line with the court-ordered guideline, we conducted the routine visit to our indefatigable client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the DSS Headquarters today (Thursday). “Pertinent concerns on legal matters of engaging urgency were frankly discussed with Onyendu, and the outcomes were fruitful.“Onyendu’s continued use of s...

Court Strikes Out Eight Of 15 Charges Against IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

9Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Strikes Out Eight Of 15 Charges Against IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

Law The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday struck out eight of the 15 counts filed against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Mr Kanu was accused of various offences in the 15 counts, including treasonable felony and terrorism, offences he allegedly committed in the course of his separatist campaigns. But the judge, Binta Nyako, struck out eight of the charges in her ruling on Mr Kanu’s preliminary objection challenging the validity of the charges. Mrs Nyako ruled that Counts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14 were incompetent for not disclosing any valid offences against the defendant. “In this instant preliminary objection application, I have read the counts and counts 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 have not disclosed any offence,” ...

Try Nnamdi Kanu Expeditiously Or Release Him, Soludo Tells FG

3Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Try Nnamdi Kanu Expeditiously Or Release Him, Soludo Tells FG

Chukwuma Soludo The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has given the assurance that he will lead his fellow governors in the Southeast to engage the federal government in dialogue to handle the security situation in the zone. Mr Soludo said that an expeditious release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would cushion the insecurity impasse in the zone. Mr Soludo said this during a one-day Peacebuilding and Security Dialogue, held in Awka on Saturday. The event was held in response to the deteriorating security challenges in the region. He endorsed the communique of a joint body of traditional rulers and clergy to declare Monday, April 4, as a Day of Prayer at all churches and places of prayers for forgiveness and reconcilia...

Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s Request For DSS DG Oral Evidence On Health Status

16Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s Request For DSS DG Oral Evidence On Health Status

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a motion filed by leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for the Director-General of the Department of States Services (DSS) to give oral evidence on his state of health. Nnamdi Kanu Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in ruling, held that fundamental rights cases are special cases “sui generis” which mode of commencement are affidavit evidence as prescribed under Order 2, Rule 2 of the Fundamental Human Right Enforcement Procedure Rules, 2009. Justice Taiwo said that though there were various modes of commencement of action, including fundamental right cases, he said Kanu (applicant) chose to commence his “under the Fundamental Right Enforcement Procedure Rules that stipulates affidavit evidence.” He rul...

IPOB Faults Incessant Amendment Of Charges Against Kanu

10Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

IPOB Faults Incessant Amendment Of Charges Against Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the Federal Government of deliberate attempts to introduce empty charges in order to continuously keep Nnamdi Kanu in detention. The group also said the federal government had constantly been amending its charges so as to prolong the issue of Kanu’s unconditional release from the Department of State Services’ custody. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday, IPOB said the Federal Government had carried out six successive amendments to the charges filed against Kanu in its desperation to manufacture offences that might provide suitable grounds to proffer charges where no offence known to the law existed. Nnamdi Kanu It pointed out that the manner in which Kanu was brought into the country was ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Nnamdi Kanu Gets VIP Treatment From Our Facility, DSS Denies IPoB Allegations

14Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Nnamdi Kanu Gets VIP Treatment From Our Facility, DSS Denies IPoB Allegations

The Department of State Services has boasted that detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is being given a very Important Person treatment in its custody contrary to claims by the leadership of the group that he is being denied basic needs. The Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the clarification at a world press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Afunanya said contrary to IPoB’s claims, Kanu is being given all that he needs and has never been denied change of clothes and practice of Jewish religion. Afunanya said: “On IPOB and the alleged ill-treatment of its detained leader, the Service has, without any fear of contradiction, applied restraint in making public statements over the matter. The reason is simply because it avoids...

Nnamdi Kanu Starving In DSS Facility – Brother

7Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Starving In DSS Facility – Brother

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that he is being denied food in the facility of the Department of State Service (DSS). Kanu is currently detained in the facility of the DSS on the order of Justice Binta Murtala Nyako-led Federal High Court in Abuja on the treasonable felony charges preferred against him by the federal government of Nigeria. However, disclosing the alleged ill-treatment by the Department of the State Service in a terse statement forwarded to DAILY POST on Monday, the younger brother to the secessionist leader, Prince Kanu Meme, also claimed that the Nigeria’s secret police has denied him his medical report after taking his blood for more than 21 times. Prince Kanu Meme was on a routine visit to the detained separatist ...