Nigeria says Biafran separatist leader arrested, will face trial
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu is seen at the Federal high court Abuja, Nigeria January 20, 2016 REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of banned separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested and is in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to face trial, a spokesman for the justice minister said on Tuesday.
Kanu's whereabouts had been unknown since he failed to appear at previous court hearings after being granted bail. A judge had ordered his arrest in March 2019.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "He has been arrested and taken to Abuja High Court today, and the court adjourned until July 27," the minister's spokesman said.
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