Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested members of
the Indigenous People of Biafra who had gathered close to the
premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.
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The IPOB members had tried to gain access into the premises of
the court where their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is facing charges
bordering on treasonable felony.
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After failed attempts to enter the court premises, the IPOB
members converged by the side of the road chanting solidarity songs
and addressing journalists.
A video from the scene on social media showed a police officer
asking them to leave the side of the road where they had
converged.
When they proved adamant, the officer tried to arrest one of
them as he brought out his gun and threatened to shoot while
chasing him.
Another video from the scene showed some arrested IPOB members
inside police vans beside the court which was heavily guarded by
security operatives.
Kanu’s IPOB is seeking the restoration of the defunct Republic
of Biafra that went to war with Nigeria from July 6, 1967, to
January 15, 1970.
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested members of
the Indigenous People of Biafra who had gathered close to the
premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.
The IPOB members had tried to gain access into the premises of
the court where their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is facing charges
bordering on treasonable felony.
After failed attempts to enter the court premises, the IPOB
members converged by the side of the road chanting solidarity songs
and addressing journalists.
A video from the scene on social media showed a police officer
asking them to leave the side of the road where they had
converged.
When they proved adamant, the officer tried to arrest one of
them as he brought out his gun and threatened to shoot while
chasing him.
Another video from the scene showed some arrested IPOB members
inside police vans beside the court which was heavily guarded by
security operatives.
Kanu’s IPOB is seeking the restoration of the defunct Republic
of Biafra that went to war with Nigeria from July 6, 1967, to
January 15, 1970.