FG Files New Terrorism Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu
New terrorism charges have actually been submitted against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.The Federal
Government of Nigeria submitted the charges on Monday as the IPOB leader prepares to appear in court.In the amended
process it filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the federal government increased the counts in the preliminary charge it chose against Kanu.The IPOB leader, who has been in detention considering that his alleged kidnapping from Kenya and repatriation to Nigeria, dealt with a seven-count treasonable felony charge.He will now enter his fresh plea to a 15-count
amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/ 383/2015, and signed by the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, M. B. Abubakar.The charge was modified hardly 24 hours before the set up commencement of
hearing by trial Justice Binta Nyako. The charges checked out completely: Count 1: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku,
Umuahia North Local Government Area
of Abia State often in 2021 being a member and the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a proscribed organisation, did commit an act in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria by a making a broadcast got and heard in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to daunt the population and you threatened that individuals will pass away, the entire world will stall and you thus dedicated an offence punishable under Section 1(2)( b) of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act. 2013. Count 2: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, grownup of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State in some cases in 2021 did dedicate an act in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and individuals of Nigeria made a broadcast heard and got in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to frighten the population, you released a lethal danger that anybody who flouted your sit-at-home order ought to”write his/her Will’. As a result banks, schools, markets, shopping malls, fuel stations domiciled in the Eastern states of Nigeria were not opened for organizations, people and vehicular motions in the Eastern States of Nigeria were grounded within the jurisdiction of this honourable court and you thus devoted an offense punishable under Section 1 (2)(b) of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act, 2013. Count 3: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abla State on diverse dates between 2018 and 2021 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court professed yourself to be a member and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, a proscribed organisation in Nigeria and that you therefore committed an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 16 of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act, 2013. Count 4: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on diverse dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast got and heard in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria in which you prompt members of the general public in Nigeria to hunt and kill Nigerian security personnel and that you consequently dedicated an offense punishable under Section 1(2 )(h )of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act, 2013. Count 5: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on diverse dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast heard and received in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria in which you prompt members of the public in Nigeria to hunt and eliminate families of Nigerian security workers and that you thus dedicated an offence punishable under Section 1(2 )(h)of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act, 2013. Count 6: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, grownup of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahla North Local Government Area of Abia State on varied dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast got and heard in Nigeria within the
jurisdiction of this honourable court, in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and individuals of Nigeria in which you prompt members of the general public in Nigeria to attack officers of the Nigerian Police Force and you thereby dedicated an offense punishable under section 1(2) (h) of the terrorism(Prevention)( Amendment)Act 2013. Count 7: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahila North Local Government Area of Abia State on diverse dates between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast heard and got in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court
in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria in which you prompt members of the general public in Nigeria to eliminate officers of the Nigerian Police Force and you consequently devoted an offense punishable under section 1 (2 )(h)of the Terrorism(Prevention)(Amendment)Act 2013. Count 8: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on diverse dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast got and heard in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, in furtherance
of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and individuals of Nigeria in which you directed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, a proscribed organisation to produce bombs and you consequently committed an offence punishable under section 1( 2)(f)of the Terrorism(Prevention)(Amendment)Act 2013. Count 9: That you Nnamdi Kanu, Male, Adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahla North Local Government Area of Abia State on varied dates between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast heard and received in Nigeria within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic
of Nigeria and individuals of Nigeria, with intent to destabilize the essential political and economic structures of Nigeria, you prompt members of the general public to stop the Anambra State Elections and you consequently dedicated an offense punishable under area 1(2)(h)of the Terrorism (Prevention)(Amendment)Act 2013. Count 10: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on varied dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast heard and got in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria, with intent to destabilise the fundamental political and financial structures of Nigeria, you incite members of the public to ruin public centers and you consequently dedicated an’ offence punishable under section 1 (2) (h)of the Terrorism(Prevention)(Amendment )Act 2013. Count 11: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Urnuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on varied dates between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast heard and got in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to frighten the population of Nigeria, in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria threatened members of the public not to come out on Monday the 31st day of May 2021 and you thus dedicated an offence punishable under section 1( 2)(h )of the Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment)Act 2013. Count 12: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abla State on varied dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast heard and got in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to incite members of the public to stage a violent transformation in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria and that you thereby devoted an offence punishable under section 1(2)(h )of the Terrorism( Prevention)( Amendment )Act 2013. Count 13: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibekuj Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on diverse dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast received and heard in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to prompt violence in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and individuals of Nigeria you directed members of the public to burn down every Federal center in
Lagos leading to significant financial loss to the Federal Government and you thereby devoted an offense punishable under section 1(2)( h) of the Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment)Act 2013. Count 14: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on diverse dates in between 2018 and 2021 made a broadcast heard and got in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to incite violence in furtherance of an act of terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria you directed members of the public to damage public transportation system in Lagos, resulting in major financial loss to the government and you therefore committed an offence punishable under section 1(2 )( h)of the Terrorism( Prevention)(Amendment)Act 2013. Count 15: That you Nnamdi Kanu, male, adult, of Afaranukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on varied dates in between the months of March and April 2015 imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubullisiuzor in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, a Radio Transmitter known as Tram SOL concealed in a container of utilized family products which you declared as used home products, and you consequently dedicated an offence contrary to section 47 (2) (a) of Criminal Code Act, Cap, C45 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
2004. The former charges(before amendment)Bright Chimezie, Chidiebere Onwidiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu, David Nwawuisi and Kanu, in 2014 and 2015, in Nigeria and London, conspired to relay on Radio Biafra their strategy to secede from Nigeria and form the Republic of Biafra, thus dedicating an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C77 of 2004. Kanu illegally smuggled radio transmitters into Nigeria, which he utilized to distribute”hate broadcasts”, motivating the” secession of the Republic of Biafra”, from Nigeria. Kanu imported a Radio transmitter known as TRAM 50L, which was concealed in
a container that was stated as utilized family items, to utilize exact same to share information about secession strategies by the IPOB. Kanu,” on or about the 28th April, 2015 in London, United Kingdom performed in a broadcast on Radio Biafra kept an eye on in Enugu, Enugu state and other parts of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, referred to Major General Muhammadu Buhari, GCON, President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a paedophile, a terrorist, an idiot and a personification of evil, knowing exact same to be false and you consequently committed an offence contrary to section 375 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C. 38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004″. The accuseds devoted treasonable felony, an offense punishable under Section 41(C) of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of
the Federation of Nigeria. The accuseds handled the affairs of the IPOB,”an illegal society “. ToriNG
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