Director of pirate radio, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Saturday, reportedly arrested by Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS).
Kanu, who is also acclaimed to be the Director of Biafra Television and the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was said to have been arrested in Lagos, yesterday.
The Deputy Director of Radio Biafra, Uche Mefor, alongside other members of the group, in a marathon broadcast on the pirate radio, alleged that Kanu was arrested in Lagos by the security operatives, as he flew into Nigeria from his base in the UK.
The group in a tweet on Sunday, via its Twitter handle, confirmed the arrest.
See the tweet below:
Breaking News! Director Nnamdi Kanu Kidnapped & Detained by the DSS! http://t.co/vU7uVrHoRq pic.twitter.com/SeemLUg8vW
— Radio Biafra (@radiobiafralive) October 18, 2015
Nnamdi Kanu's arrest: NIGERIA FINALLY PLAYS INTO THE GRAND STRATEGY OF BIAFRANS http://t.co/G5DKYcfw4B pic.twitter.com/X8v0Sl3gfn
— Radio Biafra (@radiobiafralive) October 18, 2015