The Nigerian government is set to report Nnamdi Kanu, to the
UK over a viral audio clip, made by the leader of the proscribed separatist
group, IPOB.
Nigeria is blaming the audio for the violence, looting and
killings in Lagos and other Southern state, amid the #EndSARS protests.
Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), lives in
the UK.
According to a report by Daily Trust, former Nigerian
leaders at an emergency virtual meeting with President Buhari described the
outlawed IPOB as a ‘biggest threat’.
They warned that such an inciting audio trip as released by
Nnamdi Kanu should not be tolerated.
In the audio circulated on Tuesday, Kanu called on
protesters to ambush and kill all governors, soldiers, policemen and destroy
properties belonging to the government and Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Although Kanu has since denied the audio, a top government
source told Daily Trust on Saturday that an independent verification has been
conducted and the result showed that the voice was Kanu’s.
Kanu in a statement said he did not order the attack and
destruction of economic assets of the Yoruba people in Lagos State.
He insisted that the enemies of Igbo-Yoruba unity were
spreading false information to cause disaffection and war between the two major
ethnic groups.
But the source who spoke in confidence, said the
verification of the audio has been passed on to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
which in turn is set to petition the UK government over the matter.
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