More details have emerged how the federal government
apprehended leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi
Kanu.
He was arrested and extradited to Nigeria to face trial.
According to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami(SAN), at a press conference in
Abuja on Tuesday, June 29, Kanu was arrested with the help of
Interpol.
He revealed that Kanu was arrested and brought back to Nigeria on
Sunday, June 27. He said the arrest followed a collaborative effort
between security agencies in Nigeria and the Interpol.
Malami further disclosed that 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.
The IPOB leader had fled the country after a Federal High Court in
Abuja granted him bail in 2017.
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