Nnamdi Kanu: Nigerian Government Arrests IPOB Leader

The Nigerian Government has said in a statement, the leader of the proscribed Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested

According to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, after he made the disclosure to journalists on Tuesday, he said Kanu was arrested and brought to Nigeria on Sunday. The Attorney-General continued by saying “the arrest followed a collaborative effort between security agencies in Nigeria and the Interpol”.

Nnamdi Kanu would be taken before the Federal High Court in Abuja for continuation of his trial on charges bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, unlawful possession of firearms and management of an unlawful society.

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