This was contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu
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The counsel of the leader of the proscribed group, Maxwell Opara, filed the suit in Abuja following Kanu’s complaints.
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, the separatist group demanding an independent homeland, has declared there would be no election on Saturday not only to press its separatist demand, but also to demand the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, currently in his 17th week in detention in Abuja for alleged treason among other charges.
The spokesman of the Command, Michael Abbattam, confirmed the development in a statement he issued on Friday.
The declaration was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting with stakeholders and made available to newsmen.
In the wake of the avoidable arrest of the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya, and the subsequent extraordinary rendition legal jargon that has little place in international relations, IPOB highcommand listed some alleged Igbo traitors and changed the list about five times.
This was contained in the communique at the end of an extraordinary meeting of the caucus held on Wednesday.
The Commissioner, Imo State Police Command, Abutu Yaro, had in a statement on Sunday said one of the discoveries of the police crack teams dismantling IPOB/ESN camps was the remains of the native doctor
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had on Wednesday said the planned asylum for IPOB and MASSOB members by the United Kingdom was disrespectful and a sabotage to the fight against terrorism in the country.
The DG said this in a statement he issued on Monday hours after Buni, the Yobe State Governor and Chairman of the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, and Bello, Governor of Kogi State, met with the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Abuja
Kanu’s parents, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and his wife, Ugoeze Sally Kanu, are due to be buried later this month
Adeyeye granted the interview when he received a delegation of Communists Party of China led by Dong Weihua, who visited the party.
An Igbo politician is a bridge builder, who establishes and sustains friendship across the Niger. The likes of Uzor Kalus of Abia, Rochas Okorochas of Imo, Peter Obis of Anambra among others are clear examples of successful Igbo businessmen who transcend geographic boundaries of Nigeria in wise investment in the productive sector, before venturing into politics to support the Igboland
According to Kalu, the threat by the CNY is unfair, uncivilized and barbaric, noting that national peace is not negotiable
Kanu was eventually granted bail by Justice Binta Nyako in the treason case at the Federal High Court, Abuja
Kanu is undergoing trial before Justice Binta Nyako, over allegations of plotting secession
The Chairman of the forum, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday at the end of its meeting
Kanu was charged before a Federal High Court in Abuja alongside two others, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi
The spokesman for the South East APC Leadership Caucus, Osita Okechukwu, said this in a statement which was made available to our correspondent in Enugu, on Sunday