Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has reportedly been placed on 24 hour surveillance by security agencies in the country.
Several sources tell The Herald NG that the IPOB leader is under intense scrutiny due to the possibility of his bail being revoked by a Federal High Court in Abuja. In addition, the upcoming Anambra gubernatorial election is of serious concern to government officials, as the stance of IPOB on the civil process is seen as a potential threat to law and order in the region and the nation at large.
In addition to the undercover surveillance teams monitoring Kanu’s physical whereabouts, his known telephone lines are reportedly also being monitored by the Security Service.
The Federal Government has increased intensity on its efforts to imprison Nnamdi Kanu since the inauguration of the Biafra Security Service.
Sources with knowledge of the matter tell The Herald NG, “President Buhari has been very upset over the expansion of the Biafra movement and that was one of the reasons he was in a hurry to come back home.
“We all know the President was one of the few living Nigerians among the political class that actually participated in the Biafra war and he is hell bent on ensuring it does not happen again.”
In a related development, the Nigerian Police Force has increase its presence in the South South and South East.
Police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood told Punch news that the development was to forestall a breakdown of law and order in the state. When pressed, Moshood would not say if the development is related to plans by the Federal Government to re-arrest Nnamdi Kanu.
He however said, “We have made additional deployments, particularly in Anambra State, because of the upcoming governorship election and also to other South-East and South-South states to ensure that IPOB did not actualise its threat of stopping the election.
“So also, any pronouncement from the court would be strictly enforced, irrespective of the persons involved. Nobody is above the law, so any court pronouncement would be enforced by the police.”