The Federal Government has announced the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Minister of Justice said he was apprehended by security agencies and brought back to Nigeria on Sunday.
According to The Will, Kanu was arrested in Ethiopia and extradited to Nigeria over the weekend. The online news stated that during the first week of June, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had written a letter, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to the Government of Ethiopia seeking its cooperation to help track down Kanu in the country.
Nigeria had also contacted INTERPOL for the arrest and extradition of Kanu to Nigeria to face his charges.
The government informed the Ethiopian Government that Kanu was on its soil and requested its cooperation with the INTEPOL.
Kanu was thereafter intercepted in Ethiopia by joint security operatives of the government and INTEPOL and extradited to Nigeria over the weekend, before his appearance in court today and was later remanded in DSS custody.
The remand order was sequel to an application by A Federal Government lawyer, Shuaibu Labaran.
Ruling on the request for remand in the custody of the DSS, Justice Nyako, held that the prosecution should inform Kanu’s lawyer of his re-arrest and remand in the custody of the DSS.
The Judge subsequently adjourned till July 26 for a continuation of trial.
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had on Tuesday disclosed during a joint Press Conference with the DSS and Nigeria Police, that Kanu was arrested on Sunday, June 27, 2021.
However, the briefing was silent on where he was arrested.
Apart from pushing for penalties for the offence of jumping bail, the Federal Government is also holding Kanu responsible for various acts of violence recently in the South-East.
