According to FG, investigations revealed that Kanu, who it identified as the brain behind recent clamour for the creation of ‘Biafra Republic’, had already received huge sums of money to purchase weapons, Vanguarde reports.
The government in a counter-affidavit before the High court, said that prior to his arrest, Kanu had already made enquiries about prices of all the weapons he intends to buy and use against the nation.
In the counter-affidavit by a senior officer with the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Ayo Ibitoye, the government insisted that it would be in the interest of justice, peace and order, to allow the IPOB leader to remain in custody of the security agency.
It will be recalled that Kanu who is also the director of Radio Biafra and television, was on Saturday, October 17, arrested in Lagos by security operatives, shortly after he arrived Nigeria from his base in the United Kingdom.
He was later arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja over allegation that he engaged in criminal conspiracy, managed and belonged to an unlawful society.
The detained Biafra leader, moved to be granted bail, his advocate said that irrespective of the fact that all bail conditions granted his client by the magistrate was met two days after the bail was granted (October 21), his client remains in the custody of the SSS.
