How Nnamdi Kanu Was Nabbed Through Phony Cash ‘Donation’ In Ethiopia – Reports

As the dust raised by the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), settles, fresh facts have emerged how the hitherto fugitive secessionist was nabbed by the Nigerian government and extradited to the country.

The IPOB leader, who was facing charges bordering on treasonable felony following his campaign for the secession of Biafra, had jumped bail in 2017 after his family house in Abia State was sacked by the military.

The security wing of the IPOB, Eastern Security Network, has also clashed with security forces in its quest for self-determination.

Nnamdi Kanu has been directing the affairs of the group from his base in the United Kingdom, far from the reach of the Nigerian government.

However, Nnamdi Kanu was lured to a location in an African country with a promise of cash donation in millions of dollars and eventually apprehended, a security source has disclosed.

The operation to re-arrest and put him back on trial had been “ongoing for a while” until success was recorded on Sunday, June 27.

“He was not arrested in the UK or Brazil or Czech Republic. He was not crated either, contrary to speculations,” TheCable quoted the security source to have said.

The Nigerian government has not named the country where Kanu was arrested, with Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation, just saying he was “intercepted” and extradited to Nigeria.

However, THEWILL, an online newspaper, reported that the “interception” took place in Ethiopia, where it said Kanu had been living for a while.

THISDAY specifically named Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, as the location.

Kanu was tracked through some members of IPOB who were recently arrested following a massive military operation in the south-east.

The security agencies worked through the links to give the IPOB leader the impression that he was going to be given some “millions of dollars” in cash donations to the organisation.

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He was said to have decided to collect the money himself “because of the huge amount involved”.

Kanu did not inform his associates about his mission, according to the security sources who said the top hierarchy did not know his whereabouts on the day he was arrested.

He had been having confidence and trust issues with some of his lieutenants over financial matters.

On arriving at the location where he was to collect the ‘donation’, he was arrested by that country’s security agencies and Interpol, and deported to Nigeria, the source said.

This has brought an end to the long-running episode since he left Nigeria while on bail.

His trial is expected to resume on July 26.

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