Nnamdi Kanu Flees, Goes Into Hiding

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the secessionist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has gone into hiding following the declaration by the Nigerian Army that the group is a terrorist organization.

Both Kanu, and other top leaders of the group, have according to Punch, gone into hiding since the declaration.

Members of the group who spoke on the condition of anonymity said it was a decision the group took together. They said:

We have to apply wisdom to whatever we are doing. We have realised that there is a grand conspiracy against Kanu and other top leaders of our group.

Just imagine barely few hours after the Nigerian military declared members of IPOB and other pro-Biafran groups as terrorists, our own governors came up with their own outright ban of our activities.

This definitely will give the soldiers and other security agencies the opportunity to arrest our leader and mount a deadly clampdown on all IPOB members. So, it is better to operate from a hideout for now.

Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu's brother, popularly known as Fine Boy, has said only his brother can disclose where he is at the moment. He said:

Only my brother can tell Nigerians where he is, I can't. I don't know why the Army should call IPOB a terrorist organisation, it is out of their desperation to arrest Nnamdi and frustrate the Biafran struggle. We have petitioned the United Nations and the European Union.

The world knows that IPOB is a non-violent organisation, we don't carry arms, we don't kill, and we believe violence can never solve any problem.

Nnamdi will soon disclose his current location and IPOB will also react to the proscription of the group by the South-East governors' forum.

IPOB also condemned the South-East Governors for its ban, saying they are disloyal.