KANU: IPOB issues threat, says 2027 elections won’t hold in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday issued a threat, saying the 2027 general elections will not hold across the South-East and other parts of what it describes as Biafraland, if the appeal of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu is not listed for hearing. It therefore gave the Federal Government 14 days to meet it’s […] The post KANU: IPOB issues threat, says 2027 elections won’t hold in…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) threatened on Monday that the 2027 general elections will not take place in the South-East and other regions of Biafraland if its leader, Nnamdi Kanu's appeal against his conviction and life sentence is not listed for hearing within 14 days. Head of IPOB's Directorate of State, Mazi Chris Nwaogu, disclosed this ultimatum in a video broadcast.
This comes amid concerns from Kanu's family regarding delays in the hearing of his appeal. Kanu was arrested in 2015 on terrorism charges and disappeared from Nigeria in 2017, only resurfacing in 2021 after being arrested in Kenya and returned to Nigeria. His legal battle began after his arrest, and in October 2022, the Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed Kanu's conviction, citing issues with the manner of his return to Nigeria.
IPOB claims the Federal Government has failed to defend Kanu's conviction in the Court of Appeal and has not listed his appeal, threatening to mobilize for a boycott of the 2027 elections if this does not happen.
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