75 Northern Groups Place N100m Bounty On Nnamdi Kanu

A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the aegis of Northern
Consensus Movement on Thursday announced a reward of N100 million
for persons who can produce leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for continuation of his trial for
alleged treason.

The groups, which disclosed this while briefing reporters in
Abuja, accused Kanu and the Eastern Security Network (IPOB’s
militia wing) of masterminding the recent spate of attacks on
Northern communities in the Southeast via what they called ‘hate
speech’.

Speaking on behalf of the Coalition, Dr. Awwal Aliyu, they urged
the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European
Union to facilitate Kanu’s repatriation to Nigeria to face the
charges against him.

Aliyu said: “The Northern Consensus Movement, an amalgamation of
more than 75 civil society groups of Northern extraction, has taken
it upon ourselves, as active citizens of this country, Nigeria, to
state in unequivocal terms that:

“We are declaring Nnamdi Kanu wanted for crimes against humanity
and for instigating the killing of innocent Northerners in the
southeast via his hate speech.

“We want him to answer for the killing and destruction of
Northerners residing and undertaking lawful businesses in the
southeastern part of Nigeria.

“So, we are placing a bounty of N100m as an offer to anyone who
can produce him alive, hale, hearty, and uninjured to us for onward
delivery to the security agencies for the continuation of his
prosecution.

“We call on both the US, the UK, and the EU, a champions of
democracy, rule of law, and freedoms of speech and expression to
kindly and humble respect Nigeria’s sovereignty and facilitate the
repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria so that he can face his
treason, and possibly a fresh terrorism and genocide charges
against innocent citizens of Nigeria.”

A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the aegis of Northern
Consensus Movement on Thursday announced a reward of N100 million
for persons who can produce leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for continuation of his trial for
alleged treason.

The groups, which disclosed this while briefing reporters in
Abuja, accused Kanu and the Eastern Security Network (IPOB’s
militia wing) of masterminding the recent spate of attacks on
Northern communities in the Southeast via what they called ‘hate
speech’.

Speaking on behalf of the Coalition, Dr. Awwal Aliyu, they urged
the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the European
Union to facilitate Kanu’s repatriation to Nigeria to face the
charges against him.

Aliyu said: “The Northern Consensus Movement, an amalgamation of
more than 75 civil society groups of Northern extraction, has taken
it upon ourselves, as active citizens of this country, Nigeria, to
state in unequivocal terms that:

“We are declaring Nnamdi Kanu wanted for crimes against humanity
and for instigating the killing of innocent Northerners in the
southeast via his hate speech.

“We want him to answer for the killing and destruction of
Northerners residing and undertaking lawful businesses in the
southeastern part of Nigeria.

“So, we are placing a bounty of N100m as an offer to anyone who
can produce him alive, hale, hearty, and uninjured to us for onward
delivery to the security agencies for the continuation of his
prosecution.

“We call on both the US, the UK, and the EU, a champions of
democracy, rule of law, and freedoms of speech and expression to
kindly and humble respect Nigeria’s sovereignty and facilitate the
repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria so that he can face his
treason, and possibly a fresh terrorism and genocide charges
against innocent citizens of Nigeria.”