I Don't Know If My Client Is Dead Or Alive, Says Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer, As IPOB Alleges New Attack By ‘Thousands’ Of Soldiers

Some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) today took to social media with a renewed allegation that the Nigerian Army is trying to kill its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

In Umuahia, the hometown of Mr. Kanu, there is reported tension as soldiers are reported to have surrounded his residence.

In a statement sent to SaharaReporters, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, legal adviser to Mr. Kanu, affirmed that the residence is currently “under siege by the trigger happy soldiers acting under the direct instruction of Chief of Army Staff."

He said the IPOB leader has been placed under house arrest and that the soldiers are shooting sporadically into the air, adding that there casualties.

According to Mr. Ejiofor: “Casualties are being counted as the unprovoked assault progressed. The figures can't be ascertained now. They drove in their thousands to arrest and maim him. I just got a distressed call from him now. Further efforts to establish contact with him has remained unsuccessful.