President Buhari reveals motive behind arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Ighoho

President Buhari has revealed the motives behind the arrest of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the attempted arrest of self-acclaimed freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho.

According to him, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB has been financed by illegal operations while Sunday Igboho has been accused of “conducting acts of terror.”

This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, July 8, 2021, as he applauded the efforts of the Nigerian security operatives. He said they executed with great synchronization arrests of individuals who had inflicted pain and hardships on fellow citizens.

What Buhari said:

The subversive leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group known for its murderous actions and virulent messaging was detained as a result of cross-border cooperation. This international operation was executed in a closely coordinated fashion following which he was handed over to our National Intelligence Agency and then returned to Nigeria to face the Law.

The violence inspired by IPOB has led to hundreds of fatalities, particularly targeted at Government assets and Law Enforcement Agents. Additionally, there have been at last count, fifty (55) separate violent attacks, heavily concentrated in the South-East, which heaped further hardship on our honest and hardworking citizens.

The Government had long been monitoring the activities of IPOB and had strong cause
to believe that their funding sources include proceeds of suspected illicit criminal activities.