Members of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra IPOB, has challenged the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government of Nigeria to attempt to re-arrest its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
The IPOB’s challenge came as a response to an appeal filed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Justice Abubakar Malami, demanding for the revocation of court order which granted bail to Kanu.Malami in the appeal advocated for the re-arrest and detention of Kanu and pending the determination of the charges against him.
The Attorney General in his appeal cited that Kanu has violated his bail conditions as one of the major reasons he should be arrested.
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra while reacting to the minister’s claim accused Federal Government of playing politics, that Kanu can never be re-arrested. Many tragic events would happen if Nigerian authorities ever re-arrest Kanu IPOB vowed
IPOB in response to Malami’s appeal said “we are not doing anything about the order of the Federal Government through the Attorney General to revoke a court order and arrest Nnamdi Kanu again. We are just watching and waiting to see what is going to happen and how it will happen, Think about what his re-arrest would cause in Nigeria. The Federal Government is just playing politics. They cannot re-arrest Nnamdi Kanu. This is not the first time they would be calling for his re-arrest. Nevertheless, a lot of people have written articles stating the tragic things that will happen if he is rearrested.”
Despite the withdrawal of the October 1 quit notice by the northern youth group, IPOB also call on all Igbo to leave the Northern part of Nigeria on or before the said date so as not to fall into the trap set by Northerners.