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AS members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) jubilated last
week over the news of the release of their leader, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, by
the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Federal Government has slammed a
fresh charge of treasonable felony on the Radio Biafra Founder, who had
been detained since three months ago.
The Federal Govern- ment had gone to a Federal High Court in Abuja
last Friday to prefer six charges against Kanu, Benjamin Madubugwu and
David Nwawuisi.
In the charge-sheet signed by the Director, Public Prosecution (DPP),
Mohammed Saidu Diri, for the Attorney-General of the Federation and
exclusively obtained by Daily Sun, Kanu and the two others were charged
with treasonable felony which is punishable under Section 41(C) of the
Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
Giving details, the charge-sheet read in part: “That you, Nnamdi Kanu
and other unknown persons, now at large, at London, United Kingdom,
between 2014 and September, 2015 with intention to levy war against
Nigeria in order to force the President to change his measures of being
the President of the Federation, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of
the Armed Forces of the Federation as defined in Section 3 of the
Consti- tution of the Federal Re- public of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) by
doing an act to wit: Broadcast on Radio Biafra your preparations for
the states in the South- East geo-political zone, South-South
geo-political zone, the Igala Community of Kogi State and the
Idoma/Igede Community of Benue State to secede from the Federal Republic
of Nigeria and form them- selves into a Republic of Biafra, and thereby
committed an offence punish- able under Section 41(C) of the Criminal
Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Fed- eration of Nigeria 2004.”
On count two of the charges, the federal authorities also accused the trio of managing an unlawful society.
Giving the particulars of the offence, the Attorney- General said:
“That you, Nnamdi Kanu and others, now at large, between 2012 and
September, 2015 at South-East geo-political zone and the South-South
geo-political zone of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable
court manage an unlawful society with more than 10 members to wit:
unregistered with the Corporate Affairs Commission or any other
registration au- thority to wit. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
thereby committed an offence which is punishable under Section 63 of the
Criminal Code Act, CAP C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”
Kanu and the two others were also accused of concealing goods in a
container that was holding goods of different descriptions, punishable
under Section 47 (2)(a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act, CAP 45
Laws of the Federation.
The particulars read: “That you, Nnamdi Kanu between the months of
March and April, 2015 imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubulusiuzor town
in Ihiala local Government Area of Anambra State within the
jurisdiction of this honourable court, a radio transmitter known as TRAM
5OL concealed in a container which you described as containing
household items, which you so declared and that, you thereby committed
an offence punishable under section 47(2) (a) of the Customs and Excise
Management Act.”
They were also accused on counts four and five of assisting in the
management of unlawful society and unlawful possession of firearms
respectively. Madubugwu was also charged with assisting in the
management of unlawful society: “That you Benjamin Madubugwu in the
month of April, 2015 at Ubulusiuzor town, Ihiala Local Government Area
of Anambra State of Nigeria within the juris- diction of this honourable
court assisted in the man- agement of an unlawful society known as the
In- digenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by doing an act to wit, accepted
and kept in your residence a container housing a radio transmit- ter
known as TRAM 50L, with knowledge that the said transmitter belongs to
an unlawful society (known as IPOB) and that you thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 63 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”
Earlier, while raising the alarm, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince
Emmanuel Kanu, told Daily Sun on phone that after the court released his
elder brother unconditionally, IPOB members went to the DSS office to
complete papers for his release, but that unfortunately, the DSS brought
a document for Nnamdi Kanu to sign to the effect he would denounce the
agitation for Biafra.
Prince Emmanuel disclosed that based on the fact that the Abuja
High Court granted his brother unconditional release, Nnamdi Kanu did
not sign the document and the DSS refused to release him on the pretext
they were coming up with a treason charge against the IPOB leader.
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