Pres. Buhari commends security agencies over re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, raid on Igboho
By Guardian Exclusive
09 July 2021 |
9:28 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended security agencies over the arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and the recent raid by the Department of State Services on the Ibadan home of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo.
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