Tag: Nnamdi Kanu

IPOB: Kanu defense team says it is ready for legal fireworks

Aminu Imam

The lead counsel to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, says that he and his colleague, Barr. Alloy Ejimakor, had a fruitful visitation with Kanu on October 18 at the headquarters of the Department of State Security Service (DSS), Abuja. In a message which Barr. Ejiofor signed and posted online, he stated that the team discussed a wide range of matters with Kanu, especially concerning hearing in his case and appearance in court on October, 21. According to the statement, “The…

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DSS stopped American lawyer from visiting Nnamdi Kanu – Legal Counsel

Aminu Imam

The Lead Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor,has alleged that the officials of the Department of State Services aborted a court-ordered visit to Nnamdi Kanu. Ejiofor said the DSS gave a flimsy excuse to ensure Bruce Fein, IPOBs Attorney in the United States of America, didnt see Kanu. He made the allegation via Facebook yesterday. However, the DSS is yet to respond to the allegation as of the time of filing this report.

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Kanu arrest: Monday sit-at-home order is sacrosanct, IPOB insists

Aminu Imam

”Obey and lose your August salary, Anambra govt. warns civil servants The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has insisted that its Monday sit-at-home order is sacrosanct. The group disclosed this in an issued statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki yesterday. According to Emma, the protest, which will commence from 6:00 a.m and ends at 6:00 p.m, will be peaceful but firm. He then advised Biafrans to stay indoors in total compliance. The statement further read: The entire Biafra…

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Ohanaeze Worldwide kicks against IPOB’s sit-at-home order

Aminu Imam

Says it will cause more suffering The socio-cultural association, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has kicked against the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB to protest the arrest and detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB, in a recent statement, announced that it will enforce a lockdown every Monday in the South-east until Kanu is released. The group said the lockdown tagged Ghost Monday will also affect schools and marketplaces. However, in a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide kicked against the sit-at-home order,…

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‘South-East will be on lockdown every Monday till Nnamdi Kanu is freed’, IPOB declares

Aminu Imam

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), says it will enforce a lockdown every Monday in the South-East region until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released. In a statement issued yesterday, IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said the lockdown tagged ghost Monday will also affect schools and marketplaces. He said the sit-at-home order will start on Monday, August 9, and remain in place until their requests are heeded. We, the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, ably led by our great leader, Nnamdi Kanu, wish to announce…

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DSS fails to produce Nnamdi Kanu in court, as Judge adjourns trial till October

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…Police release Sowore, other protesters in Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the trial yesterday, at the resumption of proceedings at the court in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The trial suffered a setback after the Department of State Services, (DSS) failed to produce Kanu in court. Justice Nyako faulted the action of the security outfit, noting that she had stayed back in her chambers waiting for the…

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IPOB: ‘Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody now preaches national unity, tolerance ‘ Lawyer

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Counsel to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,Aloy Ejimakor,has revealed that the latter now preaches unity and tolerance while in the custody of the Department of State Services, (DSS). Kanu was re-arrested on the 29th of June, expatriated to Nigeria to face trial for alleged treason. The IPOB leader was first arraigned on 23 November, 2015, in an Abuja Magistrate Court by the DSS. Born in 1967, Kanu founded IPOB in 2014 with the aim of achieving a sovereign state called Biafra. However, on…

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“You are ignorant!” Malami blasts Canadian Minister over Nnamdi Kanu

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Calls him an empty vessel The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has condemned the Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of the Government of Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu over his comments on the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Madu had condemned the Nigerian Justice Minister over the repatriation of the IPOB. According to him, Malami is a disgrace to the rule of law, and not worthy to be an officer of the court. Malami, while reacting yesterday,…

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“Nnamdi Kanu ordered us to bury our leader with 2,000 human heads, but we got only 30” ESN commander

Aminu Imam

A 28-year-old Commander of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, the armed wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), accused of killing security agents as well as destroying private and government property in the South-East and South-South regions of the country, has revealed how his group went on a killing spree in the regions. The suspect, identified as Emeoyiri Uzorma Benjamin, alias Onye Army, was arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), over his alleged involvement in the attacks and killing of security operatives and the destruction…

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Terrorism: How Kanu orchestrated killing of 60 persons in 4 months FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government says the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, orchestrated the killing of 60 persons across the South-East and South-South Zones within four months. The FG, which stated this in a letter to western diplomats, also said 55 property got destroyed in the violent attacks in the Zones. The letter dated April 26, 2021, detailed the atrocities committed by members of IPOB on the alleged instruction of Kanu who was then in exile. One of the attachments to the letter listed the attacks on…

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