PROXY SCRIBES

  Nnamdi Kanu  By Steve Oko The coalition of southeast Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has expressed rage over the deportation and arrest of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, alleging that it is a plot to permanently silence Ndigbo. COSEYL in a press statement jointly signed by its National President, Goodluck Ibem; and the Secretary-General, Kanice Igwe, also claimed that his arrest was a ploy to provoke Ndigbo. The statement read in part: “The arrest and torture of Kanu is an evil plot to silence Ndigbo forever. ALSO READ:  NNAMDI KANU ARRESTED BY FG: IPOB LAWYER CONFIRMS “COSEYL is alarmed over the dehumanizing treatment meted to the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by Interpol and Nigerian security forces. "Though we do not speak for IPOB, it is the right of anyone or group of persons to demand for freedom or to go his or her separate way if he feels that his wellbeing is not guaranteed. “Nnamdi Kanu and his grou...

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, revealed that the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was arrested and brought back to Nigeria on Sunday. He said the arrest followed a collaborative effort between security agencies in Nigeria and the Interpol. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja has remanded Nnamdi Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS). Justice Nyako made the ruling on Tuesday, when Kanu was presented in the court for the continuation of his trial. Moreso, the arrest has been confirmed by IPOB lawyer and Nnamdi Kanu Lead Council, Bar. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in a press statement released today, which reads as follows: We have just confirmed through a correspondence from the Federal High Court Abuja, about the arrest and the extradition of my Client- Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigerian State. It is to be noted therefore, that no matter the gravity of the offences or charge preferred against...