Nigeria: 75 Northern Groups Place N100m Bounty On Nnamdi Kanu

17 June 2021

Abuj — A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the aegis of Northern Consensus Movement has announced a reward of N100 million persons who can produce the supreme leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for the continuation of his trial for alleged treason.

The groups, which disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja, the nation's capital on Thursday evening, accused Kanu and the Eastern Security Network (IPOB's militia wing) of masterminding the recent spate of attacks on Northern communities in the Southeast via what they called 'hate speech'.

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