Nnamdi Kanu: No collaborator will be spared, FG vows

 

 

MAYOWA SAMUEL

THE Federal Government has vowed that all collaborators in the ongoing case against the re-arrested leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, will be made to face trial, irrespective of their status in the society.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said forensic analysis conducted on Kanu since he was re-arrested and brought back into the country, had revealed a “treasure trove of information” on the IPOB leader and his collaborators.

Mohammed disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday.

He said Kanu, who was facing an 11-count charge of treasonable felony, terrorism and illegal possession of firearms, among others, before a Federal High Court in Abuja when he jumped bail, had been living a life of opulence while he caused the death of many people.

He said, “For over two years, our security and intelligence agencies were on the trail of the proscribed IPOB leader as he lived a five-star life across several countries, travelling on chartered private jets, living in luxury apartments and turning out in designer clothes and shoes. Of course, as we all saw, he was wearing an attire made by Fendi, a luxury Italian fashion brand, when he was arrested.

“We can tell you that the forensic investigation carried out so far has revealed a treasure trove of information on the proscribed IPOB leader and his collaborators. While the investigation continues, we assure you that none of the collaborators, irrespective of their standing in the society, will be spared.

“They will all face the full wrath of the law for their activities that challenge our nation’s sovereignty and threaten its unity. No one, no matter how highly placed, is bigger than the country.”

The minister, however, failed to give details of how the IPOB leader was arrested but disclosed that “there have been speculations on how this re-arrest was pulled off and in which country the hitherto fugitive leader of the proscribed IPOB was nabbed.”

“What we can tell you, once again, is that the re-arrest was made possible by the diligent efforts of our security and intelligence agencies, in collaboration with countries with which we have obligations,” he added.