THE proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu who was arrested in London on Sunday and returned to Nigeria will appear in court on July 26.
According to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) at an emergency press briefing in Abuja, today, Kanu was nabbed by a “combined team of Nigerian and foreign security agents in a coordinated interception”, after two years of evading arrest.
But reacting to the arrest, Sam Igwe, the group’s leader in Lagos warned that nothing should happen to Kanu.
According to Ripples Nigeria, Igwe said if anything should happen to the “Supreme leader, there will be war” as the South-East will be too hot for Nigeria.
“We want to sound this as a warning that nothing should happen to our Supreme leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu or else there will be war.
“The South-East, South-South and indeed every part of Nigeria will be too hot.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not a criminal. His only crime is fighting for the liberation of Ndigbos. Is that a crime? Does that make him a criminal?
“We are giving the Nigerian government 24 hours to release Kanu or there will be serious repercussions. We are warning them,” Igwe threatened.
