The AGF addressed journalists in Abuja on the update on investigations on Mr Kanu and another separatist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. He said Mr Kanu set up the ESN, an armed wing of IPOB, to carry out “subversive activities” against Nigeria. Friday would be the first time major violent attacks would be linked to the proscribed group outside the two regions. While the trial of the rest of the defendants has made some progress, Mr Kanu’s has been stalled since 2017. On June 29, 2021, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, announced that Mr Kanu had been rearrested and brought back to Nigeria to continue facing his trial.

Source: The Guardian October 22, 2021 14:19 UTC