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Nnamdi Kanu’s Passport Still in Kenya – Brother

11Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu’s Passport Still in Kenya – Brother

A brother to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that his brother was not with his documents when he was arrested. The brother, Kingsley Kanu, revealed that the IPOB leader was arrested while taking a walk. “His UK passport remains in Kenya,” The UK Guardian declared. The Guardian quotes Kanu’s brother to have said he spoke with him while he was in Kenya, “days before he went missing in June.” “I spoke to him on the phone, he was well, in Nairobi. His associates said he went out, he didn’t take his documents with him; so he wasn’t planning on going anywhere. Then, all of a sudden, we see him paraded in handcuffs in Abuja,” Kingsley said. “It is an extraordinary rendition, aided by Kenyan authorities,” he said. “It is an outrage that can...

Kanu Was Arrested Without His Documents – Brother

10Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Kenya, News, Nigeria

Kanu Was Arrested Without His Documents – Brother

A brother to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed how they spoke while he was in Kenya shortly before “he went missing.” The brother, Kingsley Kanu, disclosed that the detainee had taken a walk when he was arrested and that he was without his documents. “His UK passport remains in Kenya,” The UK Guardian declared. According to The Guardian, Kanu’s brother, Kingsley, said he had spoken with him while he was in Kenya, “days before he went missing in June.” “I spoke to him on the phone, he was well, in Nairobi. His associates said he went out, he didn’t take his documents with him; so he wasn’t planning on going anywhere. Then, all of a sudden, we see him paraded in handcuffs in Abuja,” Kingsley said. “It is an extraordinary rendit...

IPOB Reacts To Reports Linking Governor Wike, Senator Uba With Arrest Of Nnamdi Kanu

6Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Kenya, News, Press Statement

IPOB Reacts To Reports Linking Governor Wike, Senator Uba With Arrest Of Nnamdi Kanu

The media and publicity secretary of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says he or the group has not accused Senator Ifeanyi Uba and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of being involved in the arrest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Powerful, in a statement signed by himself and obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, warned those who used his name to issue a statement which linked Uba and Wike to the betrayal of the IPOB leader to desist from such. He reiterated that the group does not work on speculations as it does not have evidence that the two politicians were involved in the abduction of Kanu in Kenya. IPOB spokesman, however, said the group would not hesitate to disclose it to the public if it had any proof against them, adding that those who participated in the abduction and ...

Due Process Was Followed in Kanu’s Rearrest, Repatriation – FG

4Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Due Process Was Followed in Kanu’s Rearrest, Repatriation – FG

The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has insisted that the rearrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was carried out with strict compliance with the legal process. This was disclosed by the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media and Public Relations, Jibrilu Gwandu, in a telephone interview with Punch on Friday. Gwandu said Kanu was represented by his counsel throughout the judicial process that led to the grant of his earlier bail. The IPOB leader who faces an 11-count charge bothering on treason, treasonable felony, terrorism and illegal possession of firearms, among others, jumped bail in 2017 and left the country, only to re-emerge in Israel and then in the United Kingdom. Kanu was rearrested on Tuesd...

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...

Oduduwa, Biafra Republics Imminent – Nnamdi Kanu

20May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Oduduwa, Biafra Republics Imminent – Nnamdi Kanu

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has expressed optimism that the clamour for the independence of the Oduduwa and Biafra republics would soon materialise. Kanu in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Wednesday blamed the British colonialists for failure to offer Southern and Northern Nigeria the option of partition, describing it as a violation of a declaration which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 14, 1960. He wrote, “Britain’s failure to offer Southern and Northern Nigeria the option of partition like it did with India & Pakistan violated the ‘United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries’. It’s time to right this violation. Oduduwa and Biafra coming soon.” Meanwhile, Yoruba freedom ...

There Is A Terror Group Now In Lagos – Nnamdi Kanu

17May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

There Is A Terror Group Now In Lagos – Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu says there is an organised terror group in Lagos State. The IPOB leader also said the Miyetti Allah in Ebonyi State was functioning as a terror group for years until the Eastern Security Network (ESN) single-handedly drove them out of the state. He stated that the intimidation that the ESN and IPOB are getting from the Nigerian government is because of their determination to frustrate the terrorists groups in the South-East. The leader of the pro-Biafra group also announced that his service is not restricted to the Biafra agitators but also to all brave youths in Nigeria, adding his sole purpose is to see corrupt people in the country dead or imprisoned. Kanu made this disclosure during his live broadcast on Sunday evening. ...