Nnamdi Kanu Is Still IPOB Leader – Family Opens Up

The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has not been removed or replaced, his family has said.

It was claimed that Kanu had been replaced with one Sofia Chinyere Kalu as the new leader of the Biafra group in the United Kingdom.

According to reports, Kalu who is the group’s Financial Secretary in the UK had reportedly taken the position of Kanu, who is currently in the custody of the Department of State Security Service, DSS.

This development was confirmed by a separatist who manages IPOB and Radio Biafra Community Interest Companies (CIC) Registry in London, UK, Ezeji Chukwuma and a self-styled disciple of Kanu, Simon Ekpa.

Reacting to the reports, the brother of the IPOB leader, Kingsley ‘Kanunta’ Kanu denied claims that his elder brother had been removed from his position.

In a tweet via his Twitter handle on Friday, Kanunta said Mrs Kalu has not been appointed as the new leader of the proscribed group as widely reported.

He wrote: “#MaziNnamdiKanu is the ONLY leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

“We should learn to address issues and not to create one because we’ve lost men in this struggle and we are still losing men.

“A butterfly can never call itself a bird. Biafra is a spirit.”