Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu used to be an active campaigner of ‘One Nigeria’ until the end of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
He only began championing the breakaway of the south-east region after Jonathan lost his reelection bid. Since then, his only agenda has been to clamour for a Biafra republic.
Before the 2015 election, Goodluck Jonathan was the president of Nigeria and Kanu was based in London, UK.
In a video following a protest held by Nigerians in London against the Boko Haram insurgency, Kanu can be seen condemning those who were “determined to tear the country apart”.
Kanu said: “We are protesting about the killing of families by people who are determined to tear the country apart and it is not something we support, it is not something we would like to see continue.
“If that continues, it will lead to a violent disintegration of the country, there will be no more Nigeria for anyone to go to. There will be no Nigeria for anyone to refer to. We cannot allow this nonsense to continue so something must be done.
“The only thing the terrorists can accomplish is the break up of Nigeria.”
Some officials of the Buhari administration have alleged in the past that Kanu’s secession movement started after Jonathan lost the 2015 presidential election.
