A pro-Biafran leader on trial for treason in Nigeria on Saturday said he was in Britain, after skipping bail, disappearing for more than a year and re-emerging in Israel.

Nnamdi Kanu, who heads the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, wrote on Twitter: “I am back in the UK to continue our excellent work to liberate #Biafra from the pit of darkness, Nigeria.” The former London estate agent was seen standing in the dark outside Leeds Bradford Airport in northern England, wearing a winter overcoat and jumper.

The photograph was undated but is understood to have been taken in the last few days. The same Twitter account — @MaziNnamdiKanu — has been used since he announced his re-emergence in Israel in October last year. Britain’s foreign ministry said in a statement: “We provided assistance to a British man in Israel. “Due to our obligations under the Data Protection Act we are unable to go into any more detail.”

Kanu, who also runs the outlawed Radio Biafra, believes the Igbo people who dominate southeast Nigeria are a lost tribe of Israel and Biafra is the promised land. He had not been seen since a military operation against IPOB and its supporters in his home city of Umuahia in September 2017, sparking speculation as to his whereabouts. Kanu, who is in his 40s, was arrested when he arrived in Nigeria from Britain in late 2015 after calling for a separate state of Biafra. His arrest and detention sparked mass protests and clashes with the security services.

He was eventually released on bail. He had to surrender his British and Nigerian passports as a condition of his release pending his trial in the capital Abuja, indicating he may have obtained emergency travel documents to get to Britain. The pro-Biafra agitation is one of a number of security challenges facing President Muhammadu Buhari as he seeks re-election at polls on February 16 next year.

A previous unilateral declaration of a republic of Biafra by Igbo separatists in 1967 sparked a brutal 30-month civil war that left more than one million dead. Kanu has called for his supporters to boycott the vote, as part of a wider policy of non-cooperation until there is a referendum on sovereignty.

But the vote will be closely watched, as Buhari’s main challenger, Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party, has chosen a former southeast governor, Peter Obi, who is Igbo, as his running mate. No Igbo politician has held either of the country’s two top jobs since Alex Ekwueme, who was Shehu Shagari’s vice-president until former army general Buhari ousted the civilian government in a coup in December 1983.

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Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique

Unku just stay there

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Scammer. Well im not blame you .I swift my blame on your gullible followers.

Akwaaba

Thread carefully in UK, remember they are one of Nigeria trusted allies..

This bastard,useless coward and Unidentified Albino again?

The lord and savior of ipob pigs, no lefelendum no erection, Liberating Biafra out of Nigeria and he is in UK.

A cun man followed by fools

Some northern states are bigger than biafra, that is why they like to travel out because of congestion,
And the remaining ones kill themselves because of land

OK brother come Nigeria na

coward terrorist cownu who likes his dog more than his senseless followers.

Come complete am for naija now if u no say na your papa born u.

sogodihno:
The lord and savior of ipob pigs, no lefelendum no erection, Liberating Biafra out of Nigeria and he is in UK.

A cun man followed by fools

hahahaha

Hmmm UK the new Biafran capital.

Lol. Since Atikulated has failed "Biafra or death" and "No lefeledum No erection"can take center stage.

G1STMORE:


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Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique

Even though I’m igbo, i must say the truth. Nk is a coward. How can you be fighting for Biafra from uk instead of Nigeria

God bless Ipob.
God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
God bless all lovers of freedom.














May the enemies of freedom perish.

Segunboss8:

Even though I’m igbo, i must say the truth. Nk is a coward. How can you be fighting for Biafra from uk instead of Nigeria

you are Igbo with this your tiger face?

goodnessme1:
you are Igbo with this your tiger face?

Olosho. Ashewo kobokobo yes I’m igbo

goodnessme1:
you are Igbo with this your tiger face?

to fucck u just de hungry me

Segunboss8:

Even though I’m igbo, i must say the truth. Nk is a coward. How can you be fighting for Biafra from uk instead of Nigeria

you igbo ? with this your name? you must be segun arinze

kanubiafra:
you igbo ? with this your name? you must be segun arinze

It’s only a moniker, not my real name.
Igbos should speak the truth and shun the hate they have for buhari

Cjn is corrupt and he has been suspended
I may not like buhari because he doesn’t understand the economy but i salute him for this suspension

Segunboss8:

It’s only a moniker, not my real name.
Igbos should speak the truth and shun the hate they have for buhari

Cjn is corrupt and he has been suspended
I may not like buhari because he doesn’t understand the economy but i salute him for this suspension

pls what has the topic to do with cjn and hatred for buhari? or your like of buhari

I even thought he said I am back to Nigeria

G1STMORE:


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Cc lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique

Runaway coward

BuhariAdvocate:
Scammer. Well im not blame you .I swift my blame on your gullible followers.

I see that you are the most intelligent and most excellent person in Nigeria.