Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has alleged that some government officials are benefiting from the widespread insecurity in the South-East region of Nigeria.
Speaking after being denied bail by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, Kanu claimed that the restoration of peace in the South-East hinges on his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Kanu expressed suspicion that certain individuals within the government are complicit in the ongoing insecurity, suggesting that they are profiting from the situation.
He said: “I suspect that some people in government are complicit. They are making money with this insecurity. They know if Nnamdi Kanu is outside, in two minutes, this nonsense will stop.
“Anybody involved in any form of violence in the South-East in the name of IPOB, let me come out of this nonsense, this mess, only two minutes, I guarantee you, and there will be peace in the South-East.”
Earlier, the IPOB leader, who has been in the custody of the DSS since his extradition in June 2021, and is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony, told the court that he is being treated poorly by the secret police and that there is a conspiracy for him to die in the custody.
