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Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB),Nnamdi
Kanu, did not have any weapons in his possessions when
agents of the Department of State Security (DSS) arrested
him on October 15, 2015.
A document compiled by the DSS and exclusively obtained
by SaharaReporters show that no weapons were among the
personal items in Mr. Kanu’s possession at the time of his
arrest. Mr. Kanu is also the director of Radio Biafra, a
clandestine station that broadcasts pro-Biafra messages.
Since Mr. Kanu’s arrest at Tulip Hotel in Lagos, Lagos
State, there had been rumors on social media that Nigerian
security agents had discovered several guns and other
weapons among his belongings.
The handwritten DSS document show that the list of items
belonging to Mr. Kanu included numerous pieces of
technology and digital communications equipment. The
Biafran agitator had four laptop computers, two iPads, five
computer modems, six mobile phones, thirty-eight SIM
cards for various mobile networks, one Alexis Multimix
transmitter, and several mixers and microphone equipment
for recording.
The DSS document did not specify whether the technical
and communications equipment were being actively used
for Radio Biafra broadcasts at the time of Mr. Kanu’s
arrest.
Other items belonging to Mr. Kanu, and listed in the
DSSdocument, included Pierre Cardin trinkets, an
assortment of colognes and body oils, male clothing,
eyeglasses, and wristwatches.
Even though the DSS arrested Mr. Kanu in Lagos, they
subsequently moved the fierce advocate for Biafran
secession to Abuja where they detained him for weeks
without formal charge. Mr. Kanu’s legal team has alleged
that, while in confinement, their client was denied medical
and legal attention for several weeks before being formally
charged for crimes against the state.
After the government withdrew the initial charges against
Mr. Kanu, DSS agents rearrested the Biafran agitator on
fresh charges that were filed at a Federal High Court. The
case against the IPOB leader is winding through the judicial
system.