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Infoexpert24 has compiled the latest Biafra news about IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafra groups such as the IPOB, MASSOB, BIM, and BNL.
Security operatives on Wednesday prevented Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers of detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from entering the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Also barred from the courtroom include journalists, Igbo traditional leaders, as well as observers, and activists.
But other lawyers of Nnamdi Kanu including Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Aloy Ejimakor were allowed inside the courtroom.
Justice Binta Nyako had adjourned Kanu’s trial to today. Kanu is facing terrorism-related charges and has since been detained in the custody of the Department of State Services since his re-arrest from a foreign country in June 2021.
He had pleaded not guilty to seven charges at his last appearance in court on October 21.
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday, gave the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, till the end of this month to release innocent Biafra agitators arrested and clamped in various cells in the state or face the wrath of the organization.
In a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in Enugu, IPOB urged Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igbo religious leaders, civil society groups, and women organizations to caution the governor against arresting innocent members of the group, stressing that it will no longer tolerate the hounding of its members in Imo.
Hope Uzodinma
“Friends, family members, and associates of Hope Uzodimma must tell him to release those innocent Biafrans arrested unjustly in Imo State. We give him till the end of November 2021 to do so; failure of which he will be testing the will of the masses and our irrevocable resolve to restore Biafra. There is no justification for arresting peaceful agitators of Biafra, whereas bandits and mass murderers are allowed to roam the streets freely. This hatred against the innocent must stop.
“We want to put it clear to him and his co-travelers that IPOB will never stop in Imo because it is one of the states in Biafra territory. Uzodimma and his co-travelers are uninformed and cannot stop our agitation for freedom in Imo. We don’t want anybody to blame IPOB should we decide to react,” the statement stated.
The group alleged that Uzodimma and compromised security agents had done enough harm to innocent members of IPOB and ordinary citizens in the state.
Justice Binta Nyako has postponed Kanu’s case to today for further hearing after rejecting his plea to be transferred from the custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, to the Kuje correctional facility.
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The IPOB leader, who is facing charges bordering on terrorism, treason, and others, is being represented by Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor.
10: 30: Justice Binta Nyako adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case till January 19 and 20 following the DSS refusal to allow some of the IPOB leader’s counsel into the court.
09:50: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu arrives at the Federal High Court for the continuation of his trial under tight security.
Former Anambra State Governor, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is presently at the Federal High Court in Abuja to witness the trial of Nnamdi Kanu.
Infoexpert24 understands that the former governor arrived at 8.27 am on Wednesday alongside lawyers representing Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Joseph Ojobu, and Chief Goddy Uwazurike.
08:50: The Department of State Services, DSS, has again, refused newsmen access to the courtroom where the trial of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, is expected to take place today.
Infoexpert24 will continue to update you with the court’s proceedings…..
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