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British government seeks Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts from FG

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A report by Punch indicates that the United Kingdom has asked the Nigerian government to clarify the status and whereabouts of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader has not been seen in public after a Nigerian Military raid in his country home in Abia state, Kanu is a Nigerian and British citizen Read. According to the report, the British government said it had asked the Nigerian government if the British/Nigerian national was alive or dead. This was made known by the press officer, United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria, Joe Abuku. His words: “One of the conditions that can make the United Kingdom strip its citizen of nationality is if the person engages in a terrorist activity at home or abroad. And Kanu has dual citizenship and therefore a citizen of Nigeria and the UK”. On whether the UK supported the Nigerian government’s proscription of IPOB, Abuku responded saying the group was not a proscribed organisation under the British law.

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Nnamdi kanu recruited drug addicts thieves IPOB – Ndukwe Ikoh

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The agitation for Biafra led by the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been faulted by Ndukwe Ikoh, a former Abia state House of Representatives aspirant. In a chat with The Sun, Ikoh slammed Kanu for deviating from the original concept of Biafra, as laid down by the late Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu. Ikoh stated that the original Biafra plan laid down by Ojukwu was inclusive of other groups from the south-south; but that Kanu had ostracized too many people with his divisive and fiery rhetoric. Ikoh stated that the original Biafra plan laid down by Ojukwu was inclusive of other groups from the south-south; but that Kanu had ostracized too many people with his divisive and fiery rhetoric. He also critisized Kanu for having no clear plan to garner international support for his cause, while claiming that the IPOB leader recruited thieves and drug addicts into his group.

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Buhari arrives Borno, celebrates indipendence nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday travelled to Borno to celebrate the Independence Anniversary with soldiers fighting Boko Haram. The president was received at an Air Force base by service chiefs and the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima. While addressing the frontline personnel, the president expressed the nation’s gratitude for the sacrifices being made by members of the Armed Forces. He added that without their efforts, the relative peace being enjoyed by Nigerians would not have been possible. The trip is believed to have been made after the televised Independence Day broadcast by the president wherein he highlighted the achievements of his administration and the challenges being faced. He asked members of the three arms of the military to return the gesture by being steadfast and loyal.

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Foreign permission non needed to declare a body terrorist group

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The Federal Government says Nigeria does not need the permission of any nation before declaring anyone or organisation a terrorist group. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this during an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday. Mohammed said Nigeria had never questioned the decisions of any country regarding the running of its internal affairs. He said when many countries of the world declared their own citizens terrorists, Nigeria never interfered, out of respect for their sovereignty and integrity. The United States had, last week, said it did not consider Independent People of Biafra a terrorist organisation. The Federal High Court in Abuja had, on September 20, ruled that IPOB was a terrorist organisation while it also banned its activities in Nigeria. But the spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, said the US government did not view IPOB as a terrorist group. Brooks stated, “Within the context of unity, we encourage all Nigerians to support a de-escalation of tensions and peaceful resolution of grievances.  The Indigenous People of Biafra is not a terrorist organisation under US law”.

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Kanu’s lawyers ask court to order Buratai to produce ipob leader kanu

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Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, ‎Nnamdi Kanu, has been declared missing by his team of lawyers. The legal team led by Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, ‎said it had therefore, on Wednesday filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja praying for an order directing the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to produce Kanu in court. Ejiofor disclosed ‎this in a text message sent to our correspondent on Wednesday in which he said that they just filed an application for prerogative order of habeas corpus commanding the Chief of Army Staff to produce Nnamdi Kanu in court. This, the suit stated was because, Kanu was last seen after soldiers, on September 14, invaded the IPOB leaders house in Afara-ukwu Ibeku, Umuahia Abia State, on a murderous raid, where life and mortar bullets were fired on unarmed and defenseless populace, leaving 28 persons dead and abducting many.

 

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IPOB: Reps revisit devolution powers

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The House of Representatives has resolved to revisit the devolution of power bill which failed during the constitutional amendment in June. The return to the bill is to curb agitations, such as the one by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. This was contained in a matter of urgent public importance raised by the leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday. Mr. Gbajabiamila noted that different agitations across the country have led to divergent views on the structures upon which the unity of Nigeria rests. Events of the last few weeks brought Nigeria close to the precipice,  but for the determination of Nigerians in their various show of commitment to the peace and unity of the country. Hence the urgent need for the intervention of the House of Representatives. Apart from revisiting devolution of powers bill, the House has also resolved to set up a strong committee to liaise with stakeholders across the six geopolitical zones for practical solutions to issues that threaten the unity of Nigeria.

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Illegals arms importation Nigeria Customs chief meets turkish ambassador

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The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali has expressed concern over the 671 pump action rifles imported from Turkey which appeared to suggest complicity of both Nigerian and Turkish officials. He expressed his worry at a meeting with the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, who paid him a courtesy call at the Customs Headquarters in Abuja. In a statement by the customs spokesman, Joseph Attah, said he was concerned that four recent major seizures of illegal arms came from Turkey. However, the Turkish Ambassador defended his country saying that all the four shipments intercepted had ”false declarations on the bills of lading”. Mr. Cakil restated his country’s support for Nigeria’s security and wellbeing adding that the Turkish government will cooperate with Nigeria in every step to deal decisively with those found involved. Security operatives recently nabbed five suspects who reportedly brought 661 pump-action rifles into the country from Turkey through the Apapa Port in Lagos, using a 40-feet container, which they falsely claimed contained steel doors.

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Wanted Boko Haram commander arrested official

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The military authorities announced that a high-value target in the Boko Haram war has been captured by the police in Ondo State. According to the Director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, Idris Ibrahim Babawo, a top Boko Haram commander, is identified as number 156 in the Boko Haram wanted list. Mr. Babawo, 42, who also goes by the name Idoko or Nagada, was captured while trying to evade arrest. He said that Mr. Babawo escaped from the North-east because of what he described as sustained military onslaught on the insurgents. Boko Haram staged a bloody insurgency in northern Nigeria in 2009 in a bid to establish an Islamic Caliphate. But the military has decimated the group, forcing the insurgents to resort to attacking mainly soft targets in parts of northern Nigeria. At least 2.7 million people have been displaced by the insurgency, especially in Borno and Adamawa States, the epicentre of the bloody campaign.

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I’m not promoting Ipob – Fayose

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Special Adviser to the President on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, has described as inconsequential
the recognition accorded the Indigenous People of Biafra by some foreign nations as a non-terrorist group,
despite Nigeria’s recent proscription and designation of the group as a terrorist organisation.‎ The Ekiti State
Governor, Ayodele Fayose, says he is not a promoter of the Indigenous People of Biafra. He, however, said the
government must address agitations through dialogue and not military might. Fayose said this in a series of
tweets on his official Twitter handle on Sunday. Fayose said Nigeria must be restructured in order to promote
fairness and equity. Fayose further advised the All Progressives Congress to include members of the opposition in
the Governor Nasir el-Rufai restructuring committee. He added that what this government needs to do is to
restructure and this matter should not be handled by the APC. It should not be a party affair. Using brute force is
not democratic. Running a democracy should not be by propaganda. Democracy is not autocracy.

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Ajimobi condems Olubadan palace shooting

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There was chaos at the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, during the installation of Mogajis and
Baales. The Olubadan (Olubadan means Lord of Ibadan) is the royal title of the king of Ibadan land in Nigeria,
now a largely symbolic role. The ceremony was reportedly going smoothly when four gunmen in a black Toyota
Sienna opened fire sporadically just before noon, shattering the glass and windscreens of cars parked in front of
the palace. Punch reports that its journalist covering the event and several others from media houses across the
country, including a chieftain of Labour Party who was a former Secretary to the Oyo State Government,
Sharafadeen Alli, were among the people who narrowly escaped death while the shooting lasted. The Oyo State
Governor Abiola Ajimobi has condemned the shooting at the Olubadan palace on Monday, while also calling on
security agencies to ensure the gunmen were apprehended. The governor said that the government would do
everything to check the activities of some people who were making efforts to return the state to a period when
violence ruled with the citizens living in fear because of insecurity to their lives.

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