There seems to be a string of compounding woes for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Kanu is currently in the custody of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) following his arrest in Kenya in June.
However, his ongoing treason trial does not seem to be the end of his travails as international forces have now joined demands for the proscription of his group.

The Federal Government had declared IPOB a terrorist organisation in 2017.

Ivan Sheehan, an American academic who is the executive director of the school of public and international affairs at the University of Baltimore,
in a piece published in The Washington Times, gave reasons why IPOB should be designated as a terrorist group by the US.

Sheehan said the establishment of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) by IPOB signalled the end of the group’s “pretenses of being a peaceful movement”.

He accused IPOB leader of supporting terrorism and issuing threats via Radio Biafra.

“Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB’s leader, is clearly unconcerned. That he feels no need to even disguise his support of terrorism is worrisome.”

“Though IPOB’s principal aim is to restore a breakaway state of Biafra in the southeastern parts of Nigeria, Mr. Kanu’s rhetoric has become increasingly strident, “I don’t want peaceful actualization (of Biafra).
“Mr. Kanu has said through his Radio Biafra channel, used to project threats, instructions, and propaganda into Nigeria from the safety of London, “If they don’t (give us Biafra), they will die.

“Neither does Mr. Kanu make idle threats. The December revelation of IPOB’s 50,000 strong-armed paramilitary wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), complete with a Swastika-style flag, marked the end to all pretenses of being a peaceful movement.

“What had been largely unspoken was publicly declared. Since then, violent IPOB attacks on both security personnel and civilians have surged by a terrifying 59%; deaths by 344%,” he wrote.

Sheeran further explained that tagging the secessionist group with a terror label would “hit IPOB’s wallet hard”, adding that if done, no organisation that uses the US currency would be able to conduct legal transactions with IPOB.

“As soon as the designation is applied, no organization that utilizes U.S. currency would be able to legally conduct transactions with the organization. By cutting off IPOB’s funding, the U.S. would weaken the 50,000 strong paramilitary outfit, and provide Nigeria’s security forces room to train their sights squarely on ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram in the Northeast of the country.”

“Counterterrorism operations against Boko Haram have long been assisted by U.S. agencies working in close coordination with the West African government,” he added.

https://www.akelicious.net/declare-ipob-a-terrorist-organisation-american-don-tells-biden/

Buhari was right
Ipob are terrorist

Well even if in reality there is no terrorist in Igboland,but ipob has through a well packaged format begin to show enormous signs of everything anti Igbo.
Tufiaakwaa being brainwashed is a big disease.
A man comes from London,
Tells you to kill security operatives who are Sons and daughters of Igboland.
You can't ask him how many the members of his umunna has killed?�.
You can't ask him why his sister is still in the police force?.
You can't ask him what will happen to the people if this issue goes beyond the control of the leaders and a state of emergency is declared �.
May God open their eyes before it gets late for them to believe that ipob na big organized SCAM.

I smell so many lies from this article

Zombies working so hard .

Una headache....... My joy

He'll do that when he wakes up from his slumber and stops sniffing women's hair.

Someone just got handsomely payed by FG for some publishing.

IPOB IS SIMPLY IPOI, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF IGBOLAND. THEY'RE NO TERRORISTS. THEY'RE RIGHTS AGITATORS.

Lol. Washington Times. They couldn't even afford the real Washington Post to paste their yoosless Lying Mohammed-sponsored crap.

Im sure over 1bn naira was allocated for this nonsense. At the end, they gave the 5th-hand contractor $50 (like those homeless niggas they hired to protest for Buhari in New York) and he/she had to look for a hungry cretin like the so-called "Don" to publish this in his/her name and hurriedly paste on a garbage Washington Times impostor website.

Buhari

Jones4190:
Buhari was right
Ipob are terrorist

Jones4190 is a Terrorist.

Jones4190:
Buhari was right
Ipob are terrorist

Jones4190 is a Terrorist and a Corruption.

Do you think americans are fools? Do you think they don't have their agents watching and investigating what is going on in Nigeria?

Do you think they don't know that the killingz in the east are government sponsored killings?

Terrorist almjiris can do anything possible to smear peaceful group and make them look bad. No sensible country can name ipob a terror group. They should approach kenya and ask them to help them proscribe ipob as a terror group because Americans are no fools.

Well said

I don't know why some people find it difficult to accept the status of IPOB as terrorist organization.

Anyone or group of persons that terrorize others is/are terrorists. Simple! Any other name(s) is an euphemism.

helinues:
I smell so many lies from this article

The article is asking the US government to declare IPOB a terrorist group without presenting any supporting evidence to the US government

These people think the US government operates on hear-say

Only those who support them don't see them as one.

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akelicious:
There seems to be a string of compounding woes for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Kanu is currently in the custody of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) following his arrest in Kenya in June.
However, his ongoing treason trial does not seem to be the end of his travails as international forces have now joined demands for the proscription of his group.

The Federal Government had declared IPOB a terrorist organisation in 2017.

Ivan Sheehan, an American academic who is the executive director of the school of public and international affairs at the University of Baltimore,
in a piece published in The Washington Times, gave reasons why IPOB should be designated as a terrorist group by the US.

Sheehan said the establishment of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) by IPOB signalled the end of the group’s “pretenses of being a peaceful movement”.

He accused IPOB leader of supporting terrorism and issuing threats via Radio Biafra.

“Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB’s leader, is clearly unconcerned. That he feels no need to even disguise his support of terrorism is worrisome.”

“Though IPOB’s principal aim is to restore a breakaway state of Biafra in the southeastern parts of Nigeria, Mr. Kanu’s rhetoric has become increasingly strident, “I don’t want peaceful actualization (of Biafra).
“Mr. Kanu has said through his Radio Biafra channel, used to project threats, instructions, and propaganda into Nigeria from the safety of London, “If they don’t (give us Biafra), they will die.

“Neither does Mr. Kanu make idle threats. The December revelation of IPOB’s 50,000 strong-armed paramilitary wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), complete with a Swastika-style flag, marked the end to all pretenses of being a peaceful movement.

“What had been largely unspoken was publicly declared. Since then, violent IPOB attacks on both security personnel and civilians have surged by a terrifying 59%; deaths by 344%,” he wrote.

Sheeran further explained that tagging the secessionist group with a terror label would “hit IPOB’s wallet hard”, adding that if done, no organisation that uses the US currency would be able to conduct legal transactions with IPOB.

“As soon as the designation is applied, no organization that utilizes U.S. currency would be able to legally conduct transactions with the organization. By cutting off IPOB’s funding, the U.S. would weaken the 50,000 strong paramilitary outfit, and provide Nigeria’s security forces room to train their sights squarely on ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram in the Northeast of the country.”

“Counterterrorism operations against Boko Haram have long been assisted by U.S. agencies working in close coordination with the West African government,” he added.

https://www.akelicious.net/declare-ipob-a-terrorist-organisation-american-don-tells-biden/

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Nonsense. Washington Times who reads it?.

When they declare pantami, the mask-wearer in Aso Villa, Malami, Garbage Shehu and Mamman Daura as terr0rists, then we will know they mean business.

Afterall, Pandora papers didn't not expose ipob for being terrorists, it was Bulhari and Pantami they exposed.

The the man is from Kosovo. A muslim Living in America contracted by Fulani to write rubbish.

The American don will soon be shot by one of his drug addict gay brothers. Useless goat. What are Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and Bandits? Thunder Fire you transgender gay.

Jones4190:
Buhari was right
Ipob are terrorist

What about your parents? What are they? Simple question, no fight, no quarel.

Bloggers

Aufbauh:
I don't know why some people find it difficult to accept the status of IPOB as terrorist organization.

Anyone or group of persons that terrorize others is/are terrorists. Simple! Any other name(s) is an euphemism.

including Nigerian security agency and Fulani herds men??


Because these two bodies have killed,terrorized innocent civilians more than isis,iswap and Boko Haram combined..


They both invade people's villages,they both abduct and execute civilians,they both invade people's home at night,they both execute people publicly...

FreeStuffsNG:
Hmmm. I honestly don't think FG is incapable of handling this issue.

All the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose. God bless Nigeria.
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Literally begging in a paid editorial in a foreign land is a sign of weakness and hopelessness and am sure you know this,..sir.

Here I was thinking it was the Almighty Washington Post that published this distateful and ignorant balderdash, I didn't even realize it was a small time, struggling glorified blog called 'Washington times' seeking to break financially even for the past 33 years and their fake 'professor' called Ivan Sascha Sheehan who is pro-Sunni wahhabi and got a few wads of dollars from nigerian fulani muslim terror sponsors in government just to write fables and fallacies against IPOB- a non-violent Chritian Nationalist group who simply seeks to pull their people out of the asphyxiating evil union called nigeria run by feudal muslims terrorists...

The international community won't be fooled, a little googling and research of the true facts will discountenace this paid propaganda and tissues of lies.

Aufbauh:
I don't know why some people find it difficult to accept the status of IPOB as terrorist organization.

Anyone or group of persons that terrorize others is/are terrorists. Simple! Any other name(s) is an euphemism.

You just described the nigerian govt.

Wetin concern me?