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Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // (born 25 September 1967) is a British-Nigerian political activist who advocates for the secession and independence of Biafra from Nigeria. He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2014. The main aim of IPOB is to restore the separatist state of Biafra which existed in Nigeria's Eastern Region during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967–1970.

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  • Nnamdi Kanu (Abia, 25 de setembre de 1967) és un activista anglonigerià que lluita per la independència de Biafra. És el fundador i líder del Poble Indígena de Biafra (IPOB), creat en 2014. El principal objectiu del IPOB és la independència per als cinc estats de la zona sud-est de Nigèria, on els igbos són la ètnia majoritària i la tercera de tot l'estat. En altres paraules, restaurar l'estat que es va independitzar durant la guerra de Biafra entre els anys 1967 i 1970. L'octubre de 2015 fou detingut per sedició, incitació ètnica i delicte de traïció i va passar divuit mesos de presó sense judici. La seva detenció va donar peu a nombroses protestes per Biafra que es van saldar amb la mort de vuit manifestants en mans de la policia. El 29 de juny de 2021, va tornar a ser detingut per a reprendre el judici que s'havia aturat fa quatre anys. El 21 d’octubre de 2021, Nnamdi Kanu obre el seu judici. Va ser arrestat a finals de juny a Kenya i retornat a Nigèria on va ser empresonat. Nnamdi Kanu va fugir del país el 2017 després d’un atac de les forces de seguretat a casa seva. (ca)
  • Nnamdi Okwu Kanu, né le 25 septembre 1967 à Isiama Afara dans l'État d'Abia au Nigeria, est un militant politique britannico-nigérian qui milite pour la sécession et l'indépendance du Biafra vis-à-vis du Nigeria. Il est le chef du Peuple indigène du Biafra (IPOB), qu'il a fondé en 2014. L'objectif principal de l'IPOB est de restaurer l'État séparatiste du Biafra qui existait dans la région orientale du Nigeria pendant la guerre civile nigériane de 1967-1970. (fr)
  • Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // (born 25 September 1967) is a British-Nigerian political activist who advocates for the secession and independence of Biafra from Nigeria. He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2014. The main aim of IPOB is to restore the separatist state of Biafra which existed in Nigeria's Eastern Region during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967–1970. As the director of a United Kingdom-registered radio station named Radio Biafra, Kanu propagated Biafran separatism. Kanu was arrested on treason charges in Lagos, Nigeria on 14 October 2015 and was detained for more than a year, despite various court orders that ruled for his release. When in court, Kanu appeared regularly wearing a Jewish prayer shawl and head covering. He said in court, that he "believes in Judaism" and considers himself a Jew and oftentimes has led his Biafran people to various Jewish prayers and religious observations. On 28 April 2017, Kanu was released from prison on bail. After jumping bail and fleeing abroad, Kanu played a major part in the insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria, as the Nigerian security forces attempted to quash IPOB's armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, resulting in a low-level conflict in early 2021. Despite the fighting, Kanu maintained that IPOB was interested in a peaceful solution and achieving Biafran independence without violence. In June 2021, he was arrested by Interpol and handed over to Nigeria. (en)
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  • Nwannekaenyi Nnamdi Okwu Kanu (en)
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  • Nwannekaenyi Nnamdi Okwu Kanu (en)
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  • Isiama Afara, Abia State, Nigeria (en)
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  • Kanu in 2021 (en)
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  • Nnamdi Kanu (en)
  • Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (en)
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  • Political Economist (en)
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  • Uchechi Okwu Kanu (en)
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  • "I have not seen this kind of country; how do we live like ANIMALS" - Emir of Daura. Call a spade a spade. It’s not a country; it’s a #Zoo. But there’s an alternative: #Biafra (en)
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  • Nnamdi Okwu Kanu, né le 25 septembre 1967 à Isiama Afara dans l'État d'Abia au Nigeria, est un militant politique britannico-nigérian qui milite pour la sécession et l'indépendance du Biafra vis-à-vis du Nigeria. Il est le chef du Peuple indigène du Biafra (IPOB), qu'il a fondé en 2014. L'objectif principal de l'IPOB est de restaurer l'État séparatiste du Biafra qui existait dans la région orientale du Nigeria pendant la guerre civile nigériane de 1967-1970. (fr)
  • Nnamdi Kanu (Abia, 25 de setembre de 1967) és un activista anglonigerià que lluita per la independència de Biafra. És el fundador i líder del Poble Indígena de Biafra (IPOB), creat en 2014. El principal objectiu del IPOB és la independència per als cinc estats de la zona sud-est de Nigèria, on els igbos són la ètnia majoritària i la tercera de tot l'estat. En altres paraules, restaurar l'estat que es va independitzar durant la guerra de Biafra entre els anys 1967 i 1970. (ca)
  • Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // (born 25 September 1967) is a British-Nigerian political activist who advocates for the secession and independence of Biafra from Nigeria. He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2014. The main aim of IPOB is to restore the separatist state of Biafra which existed in Nigeria's Eastern Region during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967–1970. (en)
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  • Nnamdi Kanu (en)
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