The stolen guns that halted Nigeria's separatists

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The stolen guns that halted Nigeria's separatists
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Before his arrest Nnamdi Kanu had grown Ipob into a global organisation with marches such as this one in Italy
The arrest of Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has dealt a serious blow to his group, and could even spell the end of his movement.
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), a group that wants a breakaway state in south-east Nigeria, remains a cult hero to his hundreds of thousands of followers.
For more than a decade, his fiery radio broadcasts and social media posts were thorns in the side of the Nigerian government but his transition to an armed struggle in 2020 was seen as a step too far.

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