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ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's Supreme Court on Friday overturned a judgment by a lower court that dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, ruling that trial on the charges ...
Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu is willing to negotiate with the Nigerian government over his continued detention and trial on terrorism charges, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Kanu, a British ...
Nnamdi Kanu Kanu in 2021 Born Nwannekaenyi Nnamdi Okwu Kanu (1967-09-25) 25 September 1967 (age 57) Isiama Afara, Biafra Citizenship British Education University of Nigeria, Nsukka Occupation Activist Notable work Radio Biafra Movement Indigenous People of Biafra Spouse Uchechi Okwu Kanu Website ipob.org Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // ⓘ (born 25 September 1967) [6] is a British [7] political activist ...
The group was founded in 2012 [99] by Nnamdi Kanu who has been the leader [100] and Uche Mefor, who served as the deputy leader. [101] Kanu is known as a British political activist known for his advocacy of the contemporary Biafran independence movement. [102]
Free Nnamdi Kanu protest by the IPOB. There has been recent peaceful protest in Nigeria regarding IPOB. The organization's leader and a prominent activist named Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by Nigeria's Department of State Services on 19 October 2015. In response to his arrest there has been a group of pro-Biafran protesters who have been leading ...
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In April 2023, Simon Ekpa declared himself "Prime Minister" of the Biafran Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), calling for the United Nations to acknowledge Biafra and release Nnamdi Kanu. [11] Despite this, Kanu ordered one of his followers to release a message condemning the BRGIE as "treasonous to his quest for Biafran statehood". [140]
On 9 June 2024, the separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) stated that only their leader Nnamdi Kanu can declare a referendum on Biafra. It said that such referendums will be conducted transparently and publicly, adhering to United Nations and African Charter laws, and that no such was ongoing at the time.