Head of Biafra Television, Nnamdi Kanu, was on Oct 17, reportedly arrested by Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS).
Kanu, who also leads the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was arrested in Lagos.
Famzn.com reported that the Nigeria Police Force had earlier today warned against the planned protest having gotten a wind of the imminent development.
Meanwhile, Just two days ago, the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) stated that the arrest and detention of the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is shaping the minds of activists**.**
MASSOB in a statement said: “We see the arrest as part of the price to pay for our non violence struggle. No agitation is complete without arrest, detention and prosecution. It shapes the minds of activists, drawing sympathy from internal and external observers; it also shows that Nnamdi Kanu and Radio Biafra have become a factor of reckoning in Nigeria.
The arrest and detention of Nnamdi Kanu by DSS will assist immensely in reviving the consciousness and sympathy for Biafra actualization in higher dimension which was temporarily halted by Ralph Uwazuruike’s deviation and lust for wealth. This singular arrest will cause more diplomatic harm for Nigeria image than good.
Before Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, he has succeeded in rooting the Biafra struggle in about 78 countries including Biafra land through Radio Biafra, international tour and secret diplomatic build-up. MASSOB warns government to quickly release Nnamdi Kanu now or face an eruption of Biafra world wide demonstration and protest which will endanger the already battered image of Nigeria before the International communities”.
However, according to reports reaching us, few persons may have been killed in the planned protests.