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Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // ⓘ (born 25 September 1967) [5] [6] is a British [7] political activist known for advocating for the secession and independence of Biafra from Nigeria. [8] He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2012. [ 9 ]
On 27 June, Nnamdi Kanu was arrested by Interpol in Kenya or another location, [83] [84] extradited to Nigeria, and handed over to Nigerian authorities. The latter stated that the IPOB leader is supposed to face trial.
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 ...
He was subsequently arrested in Kenya in 2021 and charged in Nigeria with seven counts of terrorism. Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu is willing to negotiate with the Nigerian government over his ...
Ekpa came to national prominence after he announced on his Facebook page in 2021 that Ipob leader Nnamdi Kanu had ordered him to assume the role of broadcaster on the group's radio station, Radio ...
In July 2021, Ekpa was announced the lead broadcaster for Radio Biafra, associated with the separatist organisation Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after the arrest of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. [30] [12] [31] However, Ekpa was not allowed to broadcast [32] [33] for violation of the rules of the organisation. [34]
In May 2008, the group released a list of 2,020 members alleged to have been killed by security agents since 1999. MASSOB leader, Ralph Uwazuruike, has been arrested on several occasions and charged with treason. In 2011, Uwazuruike and 280 MASSOB members were arrested in Enugu while attending a function in honour of Ojukwu.
Nnamdi kanu was also at national park, South Africa to mark the sit at home order, 30 May 2019. The International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, a civil rights group, said its investigation revealed that security operatives shot, killed, picked corpses and buried the victims in unknown places. [15]