Nnamdi Kanu Archives - Page 17 of 19

Sep

20

2022

Nnamdi Kanu suffers gastrointestinal disorder in DSS custody, lawyer reveals.

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Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said his client has been diagnosed with gastrointestinal disorder. In a statement on Monday, Ejiofor said the development followed a persistent heartburn earlier experienced by the freedom fighter. According to the lawyer, despite the order of Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja that Kanu should be given serious medical attention, the Department of State Services, DSS has been acting on the contrary. He raised the alarm shortly after visiting the IPOB leader at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja on…

Mar

14

2022

By OHAFIATV

IPOB tells Southern leaders to Stop begging Buhari govt, Nnamdi Kanu is innocent

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has urged Southern leaders to stop begging the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB said begging the Federal Government makes Kanu look guilty when he has committed no offence. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, was reacting to a call by the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum, SMBLF, that Kanu should be released. SMBLF accused the Federal Government of openly displaying double standards with Kanu’s continued detention. The group noted that Kanu’s detention and trial was provocative, while Boko Haram terrorists were given VIP treatment. Reacting, Powerful said that the IPOB…

Dec

17

2021

By Kalu Odinakachi

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu now prisoner of conscience – IPOB

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, declared its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as a prisoner of conscience. IPOB said Kanu, who is in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, was arrested for committing no offense. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, said its leader only advocated for self-determination due to the perceived oppression of the southeast. A statement by Powerful reads: “Following the extraordinary rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria without proper documentation for doing so and long incarceration and detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody, we the global movement and…

Dec

15

2021

By OHAFIATV

One year anniversary: IPOB lauds ESN for defence of Biafra Land

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By Chinedu Adonu THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has commended the Eastern Security Network, ESN, for its defence of Biafra land in the last one year of its inauguration. The group warned against politicians and Department of State Security, DSS’ alleged plan to recruit 500 youths into the security outfit, saying that it was a plot to deceive Biafrans and make them believe they are in charge of ESN in Biafra land. According to Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, who vowed ‘’not to allow saboteurs to create another ESN to…

Nov

21

2021

By OHAFIATV

Ohanaeze: Nnamdi Kanu cannot be assassinated

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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that it was impossible for the federal government to assassinate Independent People Of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement by Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the group said the Federal Government would never contemplate such as it knew the implications. The statement read, “Attempts to assassinate Nnamdi Kanu will end Nigeria; the Federal Government knows the consequences of hurting a British citizen in their custody. “Such stories of assassination attempts is a ruse and will likely lead to creating disaffection to the already sealed deal between the FG and…