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Nnamdi Kanu’s detention: Nigeria has an Igbo problem – Sowore

Nnamdi Kanu’s detention: Nigeria has an Igbo problem – Sowore

Sowore, the Sahara Reporters publisher , made this known in a recent interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90 Minutes Africa. The activist-cum-politician said he had expected that President Bola Tinubu ‘s first act in office would be to release Kanu from detention, concluding that the incarceration of the IPOB leader reflects a deep-seated problem with the Igbo by the Nigerian state. He further argued that Kanu is a casualty of the post-civil war marginalisation of the people of the South-East extraction. “Nigeria has an Igbo problem. It’s like when a father is dying, they will tell their children, I have…
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IPOB Demands Release of Two Brothers, Others, Allegedly Abducted by Nigerian Army

IPOB Demands Release of Two Brothers, Others, Allegedly Abducted by Nigerian Army

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a press release calling for the immediate release of two brothers, Obinna Okafor and Amarachi Okafor, allegedly abducted by the Nigerian Army and Ihiala Vigilantees in Anambra State. According to the release, the brothers were abducted for no reason other than being seen sitting in a restaurant, with one of them having just returned from Indonesia. IPOB accuses the Nigerian Army and Vigilantees of indiscriminately abducting innocent Igbo youths, particularly those returning from overseas, to intimidate and extort them. The group warns that any Vigilante member colluding with the Nigerian Army to…
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Nnamdi Kanu calls  FG’s lawyer terrorist, educates Binta Nyako on provisions of Nigeria constitution

Nnamdi Kanu calls  FG’s lawyer terrorist, educates Binta Nyako on provisions of Nigeria constitution

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), provoked conflict in the federal high court in Abuja on Monday after his bail request was denied. Kanu, who has been detained for alleged treason charges, sought the court for bail or transfer from DSS custody to prison or be placed on house arrest instead. The bail application was denied by the presiding judge, Binta Nyako. The judge concluded that only the appeal court could hear the case. The judge ordered the DSS to always allow Kanu lawyers with no more than 5 persons each day to visit. She ordered…
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Gunmen Attack Patrol Van in Imo State, Kill Two Policemen

Gunmen Attack Patrol Van in Imo State, Kill Two Policemen

At least two police officers were killed in an attack on a patrol van along the historic Gariki Road in Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State, by gunmen who had been thought to be insurgents. OHAFIATV News obtained a Saturday Telegraph report, which stated that MOPOL 18 Owerri men were ambushed during a patrol in the early hours of Saturday. According to reports, the gunmen engaged the officers in a protracted gunfight after throwing dynamite on their patrol car. They were believed to be part of the Indigenous People of Biafra's (IPOB) armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). It…
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Ohanaeze asks President Tinubu to drop Nnamdi Kanu’s treason charges like he did to Sowore

Ohanaeze asks President Tinubu to drop Nnamdi Kanu’s treason charges like he did to Sowore

President Tinubu is being urged by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to drop the charges of treason against Nnamdi Kanu, saying that this was done for Omoyere Sowore and Igboho. In light of the recent admirable decision to drop the treasonable felony charge against Yoruba activist Omoyere Sowore, OHANAEZE NDIGBO takes a firm and uncompromising stand and urgently appeals to President Tinubu to show integrity and justice by dropping the terrorism charges against IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Bold and decisive leadership is needed at this crucial juncture to guide Nigeria towards genuine healing and unity. The highest Igbo socio-cultural organisation praises the Federal…
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