Revealed: How Nnamdi Kanu entered Nigeria. Exposing the folly of Buhari and DSS false claims concerning Nnamdi Kanu’s entry into Nigeria

Exposed: How Nnamdi Kanu entered Nigeria. The folly of Buhari and DSS false claims concerning Nnamdi Kanu’s entry into Nigeria

IPOB Press Release:
January 25th, 2016

During his media chat of December 30, 2015, Retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the 

current president of Nigeria, falsely claimed that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous 

People of Biafra (IPOB), entered into Nigeria without a passport. 

Mr. Buhari further stated that Mazi  Nnamdi Kanu has two passports (one British and one Nigerian) which, in Buhari’s warped way of  thinking, makes Mazi Nnamdi Kanu a criminal and therefore guilty of a non-bailable offence. 

For the avoidance of doubts and to put the records straight, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu legally left Britain

through Heathrow Airport on his way to Nigeria. It is inconceivable to think of how he could be 

allowed to board an international flight without producing his passport at Heathrow Airport of all 

places! What Mr. Buhari indirectly insinuated was that the British Security and Immigration systems

are in shambles, dysfunctional, and obviously compromised.

On the other hand, this same Buhari’s statement when presented by DSS’ lawyer, was deemed 

inadmissible and was subsequently struck out by a Judge of the High court during the recent trial. 

We would like to remind the world that even if Mazi Nnamdi Kanu entered Nigeria without valid 

document/passport, the Nigerian Immigrations Law stipulates detention for a maximum period of 7 

days followed by deportation. It is disheartening to read from some terribly compromised Nigerian 

media that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was detained, albeit illegally, for over 98 days because of the false 

claims of Buhari and his DSS as noted above.

We make bold to state that the statements by Mr. Buhari and his DSS were not only false but also 

indicative of people without grounded understanding of the workings and efficiency of British 

Security & Immigrations systems. Buhari and his DSS, by their statements, have shown a lack of 

understanding of Nigerian Immigration Laws. Their statements should be ignored and thrown to the 

trash and all well-meaning media organizations with high integrity should distance themselves from 

these ill-conceived and unintelligent utterances coming from Mr. Buhari and his DSS. 

Barrister Emma Nmezu  and Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya

Spokespersons  for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)