Amaka Ekwo, a former Press Secretary of Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday beseeched God to grant the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) victory at the Federal High Court, Abuja, today.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Kanu, who is facing an 11-count charge of treason, treasonable felony, terrorism, and illegal possession of firearms, among others, allegedly jumped bail in 2017 and left the country, only to re-emerge in Israel and then in the United Kingdom (UK).
The former London estate agent was rearrested in June 2021. He was initially arrested in late 2015 after calling for a separate state for Biafra, in South-East Nigeria.
He was re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja and ordered to be remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), while the case was adjourned.
Following the sudden appearance of Kanu in a Federal High Court in Abuja on June 29, 2021, the Attorney-General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami (SAN), at a press conference, stated that Kanu was “intercepted through the collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and Security Services”.
Kanu has die-hard supporters, and diaspora-based Ekwo is one of them. “The leader of IPOB goes to court today, the 16th of February. May Chukwu Okike Abiama, his Chi, the ancestors of Igbo-land and Biafra-land go with him. Our demands are victory for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, victory for Igbo-land and victory for Biafra-land,” she wrote on her known Twitter handle.
It is very wrong to say that Nnamdi Kalu jumped bail. This issue had already been trashed out by a competent court in Umuahia. For this paper “Politics Nigeria” to keep referring to him (Mr. Kanu) as having jumped bail is under minding the court ruling and the right to life of Mr. Kanu.