The director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has gained massive popularity both in Nigeria and abroad. In this post, you would find out who Nnamdi Kanu is, a brief biography and his quotes. He is mostly respected by the Igbos.
The Early Life of Nnamdi Kanu
Born in Isiama Afara, Abia State, Nigeria. His father is HRM Eze Israel Okwu Kanu (JP) and his mother is Ugoeze Nnenne Kanu. He studied at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) but left for London to complete his tertiary education. Not much is known about Kanu. Prior to his arrest in December 2015, he resided in London where he founded Biafra radio.com in 2009. He is married to Uchechi Okwu-Kanu
How Nnamdi Kanu was arrested
We record when It was reported that Mr Kanu on December 18, 2015 had been kidnapped in Lagos State by the Department of State Services (DSS). Mr Kanu had told his solicitors that he was, on 14th December 2015, arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) in his hotel room at Golden Tulip Essential Hotel Ikeja, Lagos State. The news of the arrest of Mr Kanu spread around Nigeria and generated mass protests across parts of the South-south and Southeast, 2021 he was re-arrested and accuse of crime associated with terrorism recently awaiting to be tried in one of the Nigeria Court.
Some of Nnamdi Kanu’s Quotes
There are controversies surrounding the person of Nnamdi Kanu. He has made some negative statements about the current leadership of Nigeria, as well as about the country in general. Below is a list of the top 5 of some of his quotes
“Nigeria is a zoo and everybody living in that Godforsaken zoo deserves to die…..” Nnamdi Kanu
“We are assembling weapons and we need some more money to thoroughly equip our military to enable us to unleash mayhem on Nigeria…..” Nnamdi Kanu
“It is either Biafra or death…..”Nnamdi Kanu
“No Ibo man should attend any Church where the pastor is a Yoruba man, they are criminals and fools…..” Nnamdi Kanu
“Buhari is a shameless Paedophile and rapist…..” Nnamdi Kanu