FG Files Fresh Charges Against Pro-Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu

After Justice Adeniyi Ademola ordered the release of the founder of Radio Biafra and leader of the Independent People of Briafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu,the Federal Government has filed fresh charges including treason before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja.


The DSS after the court ruling, had kept him in their custody and decided to file fresh charges against him. The new case against him is meant to be heard by the court today December 22nd. Part of the charge against him reads

 "That you, Nnamdi Kanu and other unknown persons, now at large, at London, United Kingdom, between 2014 and September, 2015, with intention to levy war against Nigeria in order to force the President to change his measures of being the President of the Federation, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation as defined in Section 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Re- public of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) by doing an act to wit: Broadcast on Radio Biafra your preparations for the states in the South- East geo-political zone, South-South geo-political zone, the Igala Community of Kogi State and the Idoma/Igede Community of Benue State to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria and form themselves into a Republic of Biafra, and thereby committed an offence punish- able under Section 41(C) of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004."

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