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Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer Seeks Britain's Help for Detained IPOB Leader
Premium Times, 1 July 2021
The lawyer wants the British government to declare Mr Kanu, whom he said was seized in Kenya, "a high profile political prisoner". Read more »
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Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - UK Demands Answers From Govt Over His Arrest
East African, 1 July 2021
The UK government is seeking clarification on circumstances under which the Nigerian government extradited Nnamdi Kanu, a dual national of both countries, over crimes related to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Writes Western Diplomats, Lists 'Atrocities' of Biafra Leader
Daily Trust, 1 July 2021
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, orchestrated the killing of 60 persons and the destruction of property in 55 attacks across the South East and… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Secessionist Leader Nnamdi Kanu Was Arrested
DW, 30 June 2021
Nigeria's justice minister Abubakar Malami said Nnamdi Kanu was seized with Interpol's help. Local media claim the leader of the Biafra independence movement was picked up in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu Re-Arrested, Returned to Nigeria
Premium Times, 29 June 2021
Mr Kanu and his co-defendant are facing treasonable felony charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Read more »
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Nigeria: Questions Malami Refused to Answer On Rearrest, Return of Nnamdi Kanu
Premium Times, 29 June 2021
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Malami, triumphantly announced the "re-arrest" of the IPOB leader but left out crucial details ending up confusing the public. Read more »
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Nigeria: Seperatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu Arrested Abroad, Flown to Abuja
Daily Trust, 29 June 2021
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested. Read more »
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Nigeria: How Govt Worked With Interpol to Arrest IPOB's Nnamdi Kanu
Vanguard, 30 June 2021
Various accounts dominated the airwaves yesterday about how leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested by Nigerian security agents working in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kanu Now Dot in a Circle, Arrested in Addis Ababa, Remanded
This Day, 30 June 2021
About three years after jumping bail, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, was yesterday re-arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Learnt From Dikko Fiasco to Smartly Nab Nnamdi Kanu
Daily Trust, 30 June 2021
It is no longer news that Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested, brought back to Nigeria, presented in court and remanded in prison custody until July 27. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Was Not Arrested in UK - British Govt
Daily Trust, 29 June 2021
The British High Commission says Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was not arrested in the UK. Read more »
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Nigeria: I Fled to Save My Life, Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu Tells Court
Vanguard, 29 June 2021
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, gave reasons why he abandoned his trial and escaped out of the country in 2017. Read more »
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Nigeria: IPOB's Lawyer Speaks On Nnamdi Kanu's Arrest
Premium Times, 29 June 2021
The lawyer says Mr Kanu's safety is guaranteed under our law throughout the trial and afterwards. Read more »
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Nigeria: IPOB Leader, Kanu, Arraigned in Court Nearly Four Years After Jumping Bail
This Day, 29 June 2021
After about three years and seven months, the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, was again Tuesday brought before Justice Binta Nyako of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Speaks, As Court Remands Him in SSS Custody
Premium Times, 29 June 2021
Mr Kanu, who sought the judge's permission to speak during Tuesday's proceedings, denied jumping bail in 2017. Read more »
Nigerian Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu Brought Back to Face Trial
Nigeria's Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been re-arrested and brought back to Nigeria to face his trial. Kanu went missing when he failed to appear in court in 2015 and then fled the country in 2017 while on bail. Officials did not disclose where he was apprehended.
Kanu was initially arrested in 2015 on 11 counts including terrorism, treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society, publication of defamatory matter, illegal possession of firearms, and improper importation of goods, among others, Malami said. The Nigerian government obtained a court order on September 20, 2017, to designate IPOB as a terrorist group. Kanu has said that he fled the country to save his life.
InFocus
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A Federal High Court has dismissed the application by the Indigenous People of Biafra to reverse the court's order proscribing it and designating it as a terrorist group. Read more »
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Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra who are seeking self-determination, has alleged that the British government and some of its nationals are supporting and ... Read more »
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Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu has said that he was granted conditional bail to be "caged" along with the secessionist group. Kanu is facing trial for alleged ... Read more »
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Justice Binta Nyako has revoked the bail she granted Nnamdi Kanu in 2017, and directed that the trial continue in the absence of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader. Read more »
