We don’t know Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabout – Defence Headquarters

The Defence Headquarters has said it does not known the whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
The Defence Headquarters said this at a briefing on Friday by its spokesman, Major General John Enenche.
It said the military neither stormed the home of Kanu in Abia State nor took him away.
Enenche said: “Kanu is not in the custody of the military.
“It is not the responsibility of the Defence Headquarters to declare him wanted.
“If the court says that if he does not show up for hearing, it will hold the military responsible, (then) let us wait till that time.
“The military never raided Kanu’s house.
“I watched the whole operation live on that day.
“Even I don’t have any right to stop you while passing on a public route.
“I saw that the Biafran Security Service and the Biafran National Guards mounted roadblocks and the soldiers came out peacefully and said: ‘Boys, let us pass.’
“But the Biafrans attempted to collect their guns.
“Nobody went to Kanu’s house or raided him or took him away.”
On the proscription of IPOB, the defence spokesperson said the military was not involved in the process.
Enenche said: “The statement of the DHQ on IPOB’s activities is not opposed to what the army chief came out to say.
“Did we say IPOB was proscribed?
“No.
“But some people had a mindset and were in a hurry to attack the military.
“The military did not proscribe IPOB.
“Due process was followed before the proscription.
“What the military did was to diagnose the security elements and warn of consequences.
“The military also knows the law.”
Enenche said the various military operations going on across the country to deal with various security challenges would be sustained.
Enenche also said that the exercises were being carried out by the armed forces not only to tackle the challenges, but to train personnel, adding that they were being done in line with best international practices.
He declared the unalloyed loyalty of the military to the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Responding to questions, Enenche urged the citizens not to be alarmed in the face of the presence of the military in almost all parts of the country.
He explained that they were assisting civil authorities to tackle emerging security threats.
The defence spokesman noted that the emerging threats were not unexpected as the nation passes through various stages of development.
According to him, some of the advanced countries have also passed these stages where their armed forces are called in to assist civil authorities to tackle security challenges.