The Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Friday in Abuja that a presidential panel has indicted Nnamdi Kanu for instigating subversive campaigns against the Nigerian state.
The federal government is currently prosecuting Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) at the Federal High Court Abuja for alleged treason and terrorism offenses.
Malami, while briefing newsmen said, that the eventual re-arrest of Kanu in June and some members of his group led to the inauguration of a Presidential Ad-hoc Committee, comprising 24 members from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Ministry of Information among other ministries.
He said that the committee, after investigations, released it’s report titled: “Investigation report on acts of terrorism and allied offences perpetrated by Nnamdi Kanu and report on the sponsors and financiers of Sunday Igboho and associates.”
According to him, the committee which he heads, made a number of findings, including that Kanu instigated wild spread violence in different parts of the country.
“The committee finds as a fact, that consequent upon the instigating directives of Nnamdi Kanu, members of IPOB/ESN carried out massive attacks on democratic institutions especially INEC facilities with a view to hampering democratic process in Nigeria.
“That acting on the instigating directives of Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB members and #EndSARS protesters attacked and killed many security agents, destroyed several public and private properties, including Police stations, public transport buses and other facilities across the country.
“That on October 21, 2020, Nnamdi Kanu through an online call-in radio programme (Radio Biafra), further instigated IPOB members to burn down all police stations and kill government security forces.
“This directive was carried out and several security personnel (especially Police Officers) were killed and public and private properties destroyed,” Malami said.
The minister also said that the federal government had received the report on financiers of Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho).
“The report revealed that Igboho is a director and signatory to Adesun International Concept Limited registered on April 23, 2010.
Malami, however, assured that the federal government remained resolute in its determination to have a peaceful Nigeria.
He said the government would do all that was necessary within the context of the legal provisions in ensuring that the matter was given the deserved attention and those found guilty would be made to face the wrath of the law.
