Nigeria announces arrest of separatist leader who fled to Israel, UK
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of a separatist group that wants a breakaway state in eastern Nigeria, has been arrested.
His movement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), has been labelled as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian authorities.
He was initially held in 2015 on treason charges but then fled the country in 2017 while on bail.
Mr Kanu is a popular figure who has been a thorn in the side of Nigerian authorities since 2009.
He used his Radio Biafra station, which broadcasts from London, to call for an independent state for Igbo people.
Mr Kanu’s arrest in 2015 triggered massive protests by his supporters in south-east Nigeria.
He was detained on Sunday with the help of Interpol, Nigeria’s Attorney General Abubakar Malami said.
Mr Kanu was flown to Nigeria where he was presented in court on Tuesday by the country’s secret police.
Mr Kanu founded Ipob in 2014 – the latest group advocating for a country for Nigeria’s Igbos.
In 1967 Igbo leaders declared independence for the state of Biafra, but after a civil war, which led to the deaths of up to a million people, the secessionist rebellion was defeated.
But the idea of Biafra has never gone away and despite arrests of his members, Mr Kanu’s movement has seen a recent swell in its numbers.
Ipob established an armed wing – the Eastern Security Network (ESN) last year – and the authorities say the group has been responsible for a number of attacks on police stations and other public properties in southern Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to crush Ipob.
Last month he tweeted about the security issues in south-east Nigeria and said “those misbehaving today” would be dealt with in “the language they will understand”.
The tweet was removed by Twitter for violating its rules after Mr Buhari faced backlash, leading to a suspension of the micro-blogging site in Nigeria.
The president, during a recent TV interview, also referred to Ipob as a “dot in a circle” that can easily be crushed.
He was criticised by many Igbo leaders who felt he was referring to people of the Igbo ethnic group and not just Ipob.
The Question is, how was he capture?
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO NNAMDI KANU ………………
Kanu is known for his love for women. As an unbridled sex maniac, he goes after anything in a skirt even though married with kids.
His wife is a witness.
Kanu was hooked with a beautiful Nigerian lady, who was secretly working for the NIA (national intelligence agency).
He was wooed to Brazil. He arrived dressed in a FENDI outfit at the hotel and was waiting for his would-be sex mate, only for him to find out that the hotel is a haven of secret agents controlled by the Nigerian state.
He was then immediately tranquillized with a high dose of an anxiety drug, then tucked into an already waiting Cadillac and driven to the Santiago international airport where a private jet was already waiting to fly him to Nigeria.
He came into the country on sunday night .
President Buhari was not even aware of the capture of this man Kanu, (IT WAS AN ULTRA SECRET MISSION, A MISSION HIDDEN EVEN FROM THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF HIMSELF) but as soon as he was informed, Buhari cancelled his medical trip to London, so he could have a one on One chat with Kanu.
This is a big win for the Buhari’s government.
