The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced Chika Edoziem as its new leader, pending the release of its detained leader Nnamdi Kanu.
A statement by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said Edoziem would pilot the affairs of IPOB but would relinquish the leadership role to Kanu whenever the latter is released.
The statement read in part: “For the avoidance of doubt, the Directorate of State of the Indigenous People of Biafra, headed by Mazi Chika Edoziem, is at the helm of affairs of the Biafra movement; whenever our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu comes out, he hands over IPOB structure back to him.”
Edoziem is believed to be the deputy leader of IPOB.
Kanu is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services, Nigeria’s secret police which was formerly known as the SSS.
