New reports have revealed brief details of how the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was abducted in Kenya by government agents and illegally repatriated to Nigeria.
The report seen by GIST BRIEFLY on Monday, which gave details of Kanu’s abduction, said he was blindfolded and shackled back to Nigeria in a flight which arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
Emmanuel Okwu-Kanu, younger brother of the detained separatist leader, said he told him the few details of his ordeal when he visited him in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
According to Emmanuel, human rights activist calling for a referendum on an independent state known as Biafra, told him that when he arrived in Nigeria, he was blindfolded for two days before being brought to justice.
“He said things I never knew he passed through,” Emmanuel said in a Facebook post received by GIST BRIEFLY.
“Do you know Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was blind folded for nearly 5hours from Kenya to Nigeria? Do you know upon arrival he was blind folded from Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport Abuja to Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) for 2 days before bringing him to court and remained blind folded while in court? Do you know throughout his flight duration he was handcuffed and his 2 legs chained to the point that blood wasn’t flowing? Do you finally know an assault rifle was pointed at the back of his head while he was being taken to NIA detention facility?”
“In all of these things he has remained determined and focused just for our freedom. IPOB leader must be free”.