Tag: Nnamdi Kanu

We are not averse to genuine Nigerias restructuring – IPOB leader, Kanu

Aminu Imam

Leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has declared his support for genuine restructuring in Nigeria along the lines of the 1963 Constitution. Speaking through his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel, after a meeting at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), Kanu said that a holistic restructuring is essential for the countrys progress. Kanu stated, We are not averse to the genuine restructuring of the country. We know that the country cannot grow or make progress under the current unworkable unitary structure. He…

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Supreme Court overturns ACourt judgement, declines to free Nnamdi Kanu

Aminu Imam

Unbelievable, says Ohanaeze Ndigbo The Supreme Court declined to order the release of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The apex court, in the judgement delivered yesterday by Justice Emmanuel Agim, but prepared by Justice Garba Lawal, held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to rule that Kanu could not be tried again based on the illegality perpetrated against him by the Federal Government, following the invasion of his home. In upholding the Governments appeal, the Supreme Court held that…

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Supreme Court fixes judgment date for Kanus trial

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it would rule on the case on December 15 in order to force the Federal Government to free IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is under fire, from custody. After hearing the concluding arguments from the attorneys for the FG and the arrested IPOB leader, a five-judge panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, approved the case for decision. Kanus legal team was led by Mr. Kanu Agabi, SAN, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, while…

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IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu replaces Mondays sit-at-home with Economic Empowerment Day

Aminu Imam

The detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has replaced Mondays cancelled sit-at-home directive in the South-East region with a new programme he called the Economic Empowerment Day (EED). This was made known yesterday, in a statement issued by the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful. Powerful said that the new directive by Kanu was a further confirmation of the total cancellation of all forms of sit-at-home in the entire South-East by the IPOB leader. He explained that during the economic empowerment exercise, people…

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“Invite Nnamdi Kanu for discussion”, Ohanaeze tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has expressed outrage over the attack on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by the ex-militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. The Igbo group urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore Dokubo and instead invite Kanu to a round table discussion. Dokubo, speaking to newsmen after a meeting with President Tinubu, referred to the IPOB leader as a criminal and urged Tinubu not to release him. His statement has continued to draw the anger of Ndigbo, with many accusing him…

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Court takes action on Nnamdi Kanus suit against DSS

Aminu Imam

Leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of State Services (DSS), which the Federal High Court of Abuja, again deferred yesterday. The SSS is detaining a separatist leader, and he is requesting a court order for the agency to give him unrestricted access to his doctor and other professionals. Lawyers tardiness caused the hearing in the case to be postponed on May 3. The presiding judge, Binta Nyako, expressed her displeasure with the attorneys behaviour and issued a warning…

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Ohanaeze reacts to alleged Nnamdi Kanu poisoning

Aminu Imam

…Warns against inciting another Biafra war Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday warned those planning to burn government properties in the South-East region over claims that the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is being poisoned by the Department of State Services, (DSS). Ohanaeze warned that it would not condone the destruction of government properties in the Southeast or any attempt to cause another civil war in the region. The Ohanaeze Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, stated this while reacting to a trending WhatsApp message that some youths intend to…

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South-East: “Those enforcing sit-at-home are criminals paid huge sums of money” Nnamdi Kanu

Aminu Imam

…Says ‘Enough is enough’ Leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that those enforcing sit-at-home order in the Southeast geopolitical zone are criminal elements being paid huge sums of money to blackmail the separatist group. The IPOB leader warned IPOB members and members of the public in the Southeast zone against enforcement and observing of what he described as unsanctioned sit-at-home. Kanu, who gave the warning on Monday, when his legal team led by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) visited him in the Department of…

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Stay of Execution Judgment: Nnamdi Kanu approaches Supreme Court, appeals judgment

Aminu Imam

The banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday, confirmed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu had approached the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of the courts judgment discharging him. The lead lawyer to IPOB and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said this in an issued statement, yesterday. Recall that the appellate court had on Oct. 13, freed Kanu of the terrorism and treasonable felony charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. The three-member panel had, in the judgment, set aside…

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Kanu to remain in DSS detention facility – Abuja Appeal Court

Aminu Imam

The Appeal Court in Abuja, yesterday, upheld the Federal Governments application for stay of execution of the October 13 judgment which discharged Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). The presiding judge, Justice Haruna Tsamani, in his decision, also ordered that the result of the ruling be forwarded to the Supreme Court within seven day for expeditious hearing. This means Kanu is expected to remain in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), pending when the Supreme Court hears the case. Recall that the…

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