The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned media platforms against continued reporting that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu jumped bail.

In a statement issued, yesterday, by its Spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group said such report would amount to publishing falsehood and distorting facts.

He said the warning followed an Abia state High Court judgment of January 19, 2022 in the fundamental rights suit Kanu instituted against the Federal Government and seven other defendants.

The group recalled that the court indicted the Federal Government and the Nigeria Army for military invasion of Kanu’s Afaraukwu Ibeku home in September 2017.

In its judgment, the court held that Kanu proved that the Federal Government violated and threatened his fundamental rights to dignity of human person, personal liberty and life.

IPOB further stated that it would, therefore, be wrong to continue to claim that Kanu jumped bail, adding that it will also amount to contempt of court to report that Kanu jumped bail.

He warned that IPOB would not hesitate to take legal action against any media platform that continues to push such falsehood, arguing: “If Kanu truly jumped bail, a court of competent jurisdiction would not have ordered the Federal Government and the Army to pay him N1 billion compensation and apologise to him for violating his rights.

“IPOB is not an unlawful organisation and will not be, because Nigeria court said so and we will not take it lightly with anybody that tries to give us a fake identity.”

yyba:
Stupid terrorists group

Coolsperm:
the are not Muslims bro, terorism can not exist were Islam does not exist, check very well you can even ask google

jmoore:
IPOB is a terrorist group.

Totilopussylick:
IPOB is not an unlawful organisation and will not be, because Nigeria court said so and we will not take it lightly with anybody that tries to give us a fake identity.” children of hate have something to say

He warned that IPOB would not hesitate to take legal action against any media platform that continues to push such falsehood, arguing: “If Kanu truly jumped bail, a court of competent jurisdiction would not have ordered the Federal Government and the Army to pay him N1 billion compensation and apologise to him for violating his rights.

gidgiddy:
Very true

I dont know how some people reason. Soldiers illegally invade Kanu's house to kill him. Kanu escapes and leaves the country to protect his life, and you say he jumped bail?

If had stayed back to be killed, who would have gone to court for trial? His dead body?

Michelle70:
stop believing that lies, a govt that was able to bring Kanu from UK down to Nigeria with nobody knowing.

If these same ppl wants to kill Kanu while he was in Nigeria, they would have done it and no one will know, they won't have to do it with police van to avoid prying eyes and criticisms. Kanu was in their net and there are hundreds of ways to kill him

Kanu just decide to jump bail so he could continue his hate speech.

gidgiddy:


How exactly would the federal government have killed Kanu who is always surrounded by his followers?

So you think the Soldiers who invaded Kanu's house and opened fire did so because they want Kanu to stay healthy?

OVB123:
I use to support ipob before now but with the way they are going about it; fighting for the actualization of biafra state, i have rest my agitation. You can not achieve it by putting fear(s) on your people.

Michelle70:
did I just read legal action?

Ipob wan take legal action?