Reminder; How Nnamdi KANU Was Arrested.

The IPOB leader, who was facing charges bordering on treasonable felony following his campaign for the secession of Republic of Biafra, had jumped bail in 2017.

However, KANU said he didn’t Jump bail, that he only ran away in order to save his life after a military action, code-named “Operation Python Dance”, targeted his family house in Abia state.

The Uk Government had refuted insinuations that the UK Government arrested Nnamdi KANU.

Security sources said that 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,” the source said.

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

The report say 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.

He was said to have decided to collect the money himself “because of the huge amount involved”. Kanu even kept his associates in the dark about his mission, according to the security sources who said the top hierarchy did not know his whereabouts on the day he was arrested.

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Reports that made rounds in recent weeks suggested that Kanu had been having a crisis of confidence 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.

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.

In a related development, a reports on the Parrot (an online Newspaper) said that the Archbishop of Enugu Provence, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, welcomed his arrest and described it as good development.

The fiery cleric accused IPOB leader of jumping bail, adding that he didn’t appreciate Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and others who secured his bail.

He said, “Rather, when he was abroad, he was instigating people to cause confusion. We warned him several times to stop that. It’s not only that; we felt that if you are a leader and you are part of the problem of Nigeria, you should come down here, so we can discuss with others on how to solve the problem.

Chukwuma, while describing Kanu as a weak leader, alleged that IPOB leader, “played into the hands of Nigerian Intelligence Agency, who set him up with a woman from London to Brazil, where he was arrested and then tranquilised to the point of bringing him to Nigeria.

“That shows irresponsibility. How can a woman and tranquiliser be a way of catching you if you are really a very strong leader? I feel disappointed in him because they lured him out of London to Brazil with a woman. It’s a shame.”

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.