Kanu taken to Sokoto as ethnic trophy to win northern votes against Atiku – IPOB alleges

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that the trial, sentencing and transfer of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to Sokoto Prison were aimed at delivering him to the Caliphate as an ethnic trophy in a bid to secure Northern votes against candidates like Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The allegation was contained in a press statement issued by the group and signed by its Spokesperson and Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
According to IPOB, the political maneuvering surrounding Kanu’s trial, sentencing and subsequent transfer to Sokoto was a calculated ploy to use its leader as a bargaining chip in Northern politics.
The group claimed the strategy was designed to presen...