Tag: IPOB

Defence Headquarters: Over 100 Suspects Arrested in Response to Abia State Attack

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced the arrest of over 100 suspects in response to the attack by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) on a military checkpoint in Abia State, which resulted in the deaths of five service personnel. The announcement was made by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, on Thursday. Maj.-Gen. Buba stated that following preliminary investigations, some of the arrested individuals who were not found culpable in the attack have been released. He also disclosed that nine soldiers…

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Nnamdi Kanu: 50 Federal Lawmakers Write Tinubu, Want Invocation of Section 174, Seek Nnamdi Kanu’s release and restoration of peace in South East

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About 50 members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and Political Parties known as concerned federal lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invoke section 174 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999(as amended) and section 107(1) of administration of criminal justice Act, 2015 for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention to aid the restoration of peace in the South East. The lawmakers…

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Federal High Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Terrorism Trial to March 19

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to March 19. The presiding judge, Binta Nyako, set the date for the commencement of the trial during Monday’s proceedings. This adjournment comes after the recent Supreme Court judgment on December 15, 2023, which reinstated Mr. Kanu’s trial, overturning the Court of Appeal’s decision that had previously freed the IPOB leader. Prosecutor Adegboyega Awomolo, who led the federal government’s team in a notable shake-up, stated that at the…

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Supreme Court Denies Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Orders Trial on Remaining Terrorism Charges

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The attempt by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to secure his release through the Supreme Court was unsuccessful. On Friday, the Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim but written by Justice Garba Lawal, overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal from October of the previous year. The Court of Appeal had ordered Kanu’s release and dismissed the terrorism charges against him. Justice Lawal, speaking on behalf of the Supreme Court, nullified the Court of Appeal’s judgment, stating that despite…

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Supreme Court to Pronounce Verdict on Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial this Friday

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The Supreme Court is set to announce its judgment on the appeals lodged by both the federal government and Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Friday. The five-member panel, led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, scheduled the verdict for October 5 after receiving final submissions from Tijani Gazali (SAN), representing the federal government, and Mike Ozekhome (SAN), counsel for Kanu. The federal government is urging the court to overturn a prior judgment by the Court of Appeal, which nullified the treasonable felony charge against…

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Court Declares IPOB Ban Unlawful, Awards Kanu N8 Billion

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Justice A. O. Onovo of the Enugu State High Court issued a verdict on Thursday, declaring the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. The ban on IPOB activities was initiated by the South-East Governors Forum in 2017, under the leadership of former Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State. Subsequently, the Federal Government designated IPOB as a terrorist organization three days later. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB, represented by his counsel, Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, approached the…

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Collaborative Efforts by Nigerian Army and Police Result in Elimination of IPOB/ESN Fighters in Abia and Enugu Operations – Multiple Hideouts Discovered, Artillery Weapons Recovered

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In a decisive operation carried out jointly by the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police, three combatants associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and their armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), were eliminated in a fierce encounter. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu the Army spokesman in a statement said, the confrontation unfolded during a clearance mission conducted in the early hours of Monday, September 18, 2023, within the Igboro Forest, situated between Arochukwu and Ohafia Local Government Areas of Abia state. Following their victory…

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