Release Nnamdi Kanu, de-proscribe IPOB, Igbo traditional rulers urges Buhari

 The Igbo traditional rulers from the South East Region of Nigeria have called for a de-escalation of conflict in the South-East between federal government forces and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), proposing terms of settlement for both sides for peace to reign.

Denouncing the incessant gruesome killings and destruction of property in the zone, the South-East Council of Traditional Rulers have asked President Buhari to de-proscribe IPOB and release the group’s leader Nnamdi Kanu from detention.

The proposition is contained in a statement co-signed by Eze Joseph Nwabeke, (Abia); Obi Nnaemeka Achebe, (Anambra); Igwe L.O. Agubuzu, (Enugu) and Eze E.C. Okeke (Imo), and made available to journalists on Tuesday in Owerri, Imo state.

“We believe that the dire situation in the country today calls for statesmanship, open and sincere dialogue in the search for compromises, not growing militarisation which may ultimately threaten the very existence of the country,” the statement reads.

The council called on all disaffected individuals and groups in the zone to sheath their swords and rally for mutual forgiveness and healing to end the internal strife.

“Cutting our nose to spite our face does not help our present situation; it is senseless to destroy our homeland, or be an accessory to its destruction, in order to prove our marginalisation,” the traditional rulers said.

They said the appeal became necessary to restore peace and normalcy, and end the “general atmosphere of fear and progressive militarisation in the geo-political zone.”

They urged IPOB and its affiliate units to immediately stop all provocative rhetoric and actions that promote violence, fear and lawlessness.

“As part of creating the enabling environment for reconciliation and peace building, the ongoing sit-at-home on Mondays or any other day in the South-East should end forthwith,” the council pleaded.

(NAN)

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Nnamdi Kanu’s British passport found in Kenya indicates abduction by Buhari regime

As the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continues to spark controversies, evidence has emerged indicating that the Buhari regime “abducted” and repatriated him from Kenya, The Peoples Gazette reports.

The Buhari government has kept mute on the country where he was taken from, even though his family, as well as his attorney, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, accused the regime, of cahoots with the Kenyan government, of abducting the Biafra agitator.

Ejiofor also alleged that Kenya’s special police force detained and tortured the separatist leader before he was later handed over to the Nigerian government.

Before Ejiofor’s claim, the Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria, Wilfred Machage, had refuted claims that Kanu was arrested in the country, describing it as “deliberately concocted to fuel antagonistic feelings in the minds of certain sections of the Nigerian people against the people of Kenya.”

However, findings by The Guardian, a British outlet indicated that Kanu’s UK passport remains in Kenya.

He was said to have entered the East African country this year with his British passport on a visa expiring in June, the newspaper said.

The revelation appeared to show that Buhari has yet to step away from the crude tactics he used during his days as a military dictator in 1984, when a former Nigerian minister Umar Dikko was abducted in London and put in a wooden crate to be shipped to Nigeria.

British intelligence subsequently discovered Dikko and thwarted the operation, subjecting both Buhari and Nigeria to global ridicule.

Also, Kingsley Kanu, a brother to the British-Nigerian citizen, claimed that they spoke over the telephone a few days before his arrest in June.

“I spoke to him on the phone, he was well, in Nairobi. His associates said he went out, he didn’t take his documents with him so he wasn’t planning on going anywhere. Then all of a sudden we see him paraded in handcuffs in Abuja,” the outlet quoted Kingsley Kanu to have said.

“It is an extraordinary rendition, aided by Kenyan authorities,” he said, just as he maintained that “It is an outrage that cannot be allowed to happen. We are holding the Nigerian government and Kenyan government responsible.”

Kingsley further disclosed that the government of UK was in contact with the separatist leader’s legal team as there are worries that he would be abused in detention.

Last week, the Head of Communications, British High Commission in Abuja, Dean Hurlock, confirmed that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office would provide “consular” assistance to Kanu.

“With regard to any questions about whether the British High Commission is providing assistance in this case, we can confirm that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office stands ready to provide ‘consular’ assistance,” Hurlock had said.

The IPOB leader was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abuja, where the court ordered that he be remanded until the continuation of his trial set for July 26.

He faces an 11-count charge of treason, treasonable felony, terrorism and illegal possession of firearms, among other allegations.

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BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu reveals what will end Yoruba as a great race, uncovers cause of 1966 coup

BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu reveals what will end Yoruba as a great race, uncovers cause of 1966 coup

Posted on February 3, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said that that the undue influence of Yoruba Muslims in the affairs of Yorubaland will mark the end of Yoruba as a great race. The IPOB leader also revealed real reason for the January 15 1966 bloody coup. Kanu said that the coup,

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Biafra: IPOB sacks ‘insensitive’ Nnamdi Kanu for mourning dog ahead of humans

Biafra: IPOB sacks ‘insensitive’ Nnamdi Kanu for mourning dog ahead of humans

Posted on October 23, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

Olisa Mbakwe the Director of Strategy and Documentation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday announced the sacking of the leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu. Mbakwe said Kanu was fired for placing more value on his dog than those murdered in the struggle for the realisation of Biafra. Speaking during Sunday’s broadcast

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Video: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu sighted in Israel

Video: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu sighted in Israel

Posted on October 20, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

The leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Knau was spotted in Israel 12 months after he was declared missing Photos and video of the leader of the IPOB surfaced on Friday showing him praying somewhere in Jerusalem, Israel. The photos and videos were shared online by Radio Biafra. Kanu went missing in

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FG links 2,671 seize rifles to dismissed IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu

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FG links 2,671 seize rifles to dismissed IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
November 15, 2017

The federal government says the 2,671 seized pump action rifles illegally imported into the country from Turkey could be traced to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

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IPOB sacks runaway Kanu for embezzlement as Radio Biafra returns

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IPOB sacks runaway Kanu for embezzlement as Radio Biafra returns
November 14, 2017

The runaway leader of pro-secession group, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has been dismissed and accused of fleecing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)

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Treason Trial: Produce Nnamdi Kanu or lose N300m bail bond, court tells Abaribe, other sureties
October 17, 2017

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Nov.20 for Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe and two other sureties to produce Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu for trial.

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Nnamdi Kanu Is In London, Went Through Malaysia-Orji Kalu

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Nnamdi Kanu Is In London, Went Through Malaysia-Orji Kalu

October 1, 2017

Businessman and prominent politician, Orji Uzor Kalu, tells PUNCH why the Federal Government outlawed the activities of the Independent People of Biafra because its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, ignored the elders’ advice

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IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu not in our custody, says Military

IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu not in our custody, says Military

September 30, 2017

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday declared that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was not in any military custody.

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BIAFRA: What South-east Governors discussed with Nnamdi Kanu

BIAFRA: What South-east Governors discussed with Nnamdi Kanu

The South-east governors on Wednesday said dialogue and not confrontation was the only panacea needed to solve the agitation by the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB.

The governors had a meeting on Wednesday with the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Government House, Enugu.

The governors, it was gathered, told the IPOB leader during the meeting that the group’s demands ‘must not be absolute.’

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Parents, Ohanaeze, Afenifere reject bail conditions for Kanu

The Guardian NG>>>  The parents of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Eze Israel and Lolo Ugoeze Sally Kanu have rejected the bail terms given their son by the Federal High Court, Abuja. They described the hurdles as needless.

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu granted bail

Premium Times>>> The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted bail.

The bail is the first since the commencement of his trial for alleged treason.

Kanu: Court grants FG’s request to shield witnesses’ identities

PUNCH NG An atmosphere of tension pervaded the Federal High Court in Abuja and its surroundings on Tuesday after Justice Binta Nyako granted the Federal Government’s request for the protection of its prosecution witnesses lined up against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and his co-accused persons.

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