Nigerian investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo took to twitter during the late hours of Tuesday to make allegations that The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been fatally stricken by Coronavirus and her sources say he has kicked the bucket.
Olunloyo said in a tweet on Tuesday evening that she’s calling on IBOB to refute the claims… saying “this is one strong news I cannot authenticate.”
“#BREAKING Reports that Nnamdi Kanu has died. This is one strong news I cannot authenticate. Kanu or IPOB will have to debunk this. I hope he’s fine. Good luck to everyone,” she tweeted.
#BREAKING Reports that Nnamdi Kanu has died. This is one strong news I cannot authenticate. Kanu or IPOB will have to debunk this. I hope he’s fine. Good luck to everyone 😢#DrKemiOlunloyo #kemitalksmedia pic.twitter.com/Pn5In0XZBR
— Medical Journalist Kemi Olunloyo Pharm.D (@KemiOlunloyo) April 21, 2020
Although IPOB is yet to make an official statement on the matter, however, on Kanu’s Twitter page, a few hours after her claims, a message was sent off from the IPOB leader’s account announcing his usual broadcast to be aired on Wednesday.
“Aso Rock has collapsed, its loot & burn cabal in disarray. Hungry masses waiting to extract long-overdue justice. Join my emergency broadcast via my FB page http://facebook.com/MaziNnamdiKanu …#RadioBiafra FB, FM, App, satellite & online,” Kanu tweeted.
Aso Rock has collapsed, its loot & burn cabal in disarray.
Hungry masses waiting to extract long-overdue justice.
Join my emergency broadcast via my FB page https://t.co/qI7X8pqSEe…#RadioBiafra FB, FM, App, satellite & online
Date
Wed. 22/04/20Time
7:00 PM GMT— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) April 21, 2020
Replying to the huge backlash that met her outrageous claims, she tweeted:
#BREAKING Tomorrow I will tell you if IPOB Terror leader Nnamdi Kanu is DEAD in Italy and cremated or being impersonated by a Double Nnamdi of Sudan. I’m the only credible Journalist for this
Exactly why are Biafrans calling me names like harlot, Ashawo etc because I can’t verify that Nnamdi Kanu is dead. Your Disrespect is unacceptable. IPOB are so daft. Michael Jackson too tweeted when #COVID19 broke out. I will do the honor of announcing Kanu’s death if I knew.
Born in Isiama Afara Ukwu, Umuahia, Abia State, Kanu is a British-Biafran political activist who’s seeking to create an independent state for the people of Biafra through a referendum.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
