Nnamdi Kanu is the director of London-based radio station Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).Nigeria’s State Security Service (DSS) has allegedly failed to produce Biafran leader Nnamadi Kanu in court for a hearing on 18 November.
Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and director
of London-based radio station Radio Biafra, was apprehended in Lagos in
October and his arrest has prompted thousands of people to organise
rallies in Nigeria and other states calling for his release.
The Nigerian government claims Kanu has
been released on bail, however his lawyer Vincent Obetta confirmed to
IBTimes UK that he was still being held by the DSS. The same allegations
were made by members of a leading NGO in Abuja and an intelligence
source, who both spoke to IBTimes UK on condition of anonymity as they
had not been authorised to publicly comment on the issue. When contacted
by IBTimes UK, a spokesperson for the DSS said: “Yes, [Kanu] is free,
he is on bail”. The spokesperson refused to give further details on the
bail and on Kanu’s whereabouts.
A statement from Biafra 24, a live
onlline radio station claimed: ” Nigeria’s DSS has failed to produce
Nnamdi Kanu, who is supposed to appear in court [Abuja’s Magistrates
Court] today. No reason whatsoever was given.”
The IPOB leader’s whereabouts remain unknown despite Nigeria security forces claiming he is on bail.
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