IPOB Dares Federal Government To Rearrest Nnamdi Kanu
Federal government is just playing politics; cannot re-arrest Nnamdi Kanu, says Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra (IPOB) and has dared the Federal Government of Nigeria to attempt to re-arrest its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB’s challenge came as a response
to an appeal by Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Malami, asking for the revocation of a court order that granted bail to Mr.
Kanu. The minister also advocated the re-arrest and detention of the IPOB
leader pending the determination of the charges against him.
The Attorney General cited Mr.
Kanu’s violation of his bail conditions as one of the major reasons the
secessionist agitator should be arrested.
Reacting to the minister’s position,
IPOB accused the Federal Government of playing politics, adding that Mr. Kanu
could never be rearrested. The group also vowed that many tragic events would
happen if Nigerian authorities ever rearrested the IPOB leader.
“IPOB is not doing anything about
the order of [the Federal Government] through the Attorney General to revoke
[a] court order and arrest Nnamdi Kanu again. We are just watching and waiting
to see what is going to happen and how it will happen,” the secessionist group
stated.
IPOB added, “Think about what his
re-arrest would cause in Nigeria. The FG is just playing politics. They cannot
arrest Nnamdi Kanu. This is not the first time they would be calling for his
re-arrest. Nevertheless, a lot of people have written articles stating the
tragic that will happen if he is rearrested.”
In April, a Federal High Court in
Abuja granted bail to Mr. Kanu who is facing trial for alleged treason. The
bail, which was granted on health grounds, came with certain conditions,
including stipulations that the secessionist leader should not address rallies,
grant interviews, or be at a gathering of more than 10 people.
IPOB Dares Federal Government To Rearrest Nnamdi Kanu
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