{"id":45929,"date":"2021-06-30T16:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/biafra-asari-dokubo-linked-to-nnamdi-kanus-rearrest-by-buhari-govt"},"modified":"2021-06-30T16:48:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:48:25","slug":"biafra-asari-dokubo-linked-to-nnamdi-kanus-rearrest-by-buhari-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/biafra-asari-dokubo-linked-to-nnamdi-kanus-rearrest-by-buhari-govt","title":{"rendered":"Biafra: Asari Dokubo linked to Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s rearrest by Buhari govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has suggested a Nigerian who may have been responsible for the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.<\/p>\n<p>Omokri suggested that Asari Dokubo, an ex-Niger Delta Militant may be the link to Kanu\u2019s rearrest by the Nigerian government.<\/p>\n<p>The former presidential aide recalled how Dokubo threatened to bring Kanu down, a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, Omokri wrote: \u201cExactly 2 weeks ago, Nnamdi Kanu quarrelled with Asari Dokubo and Asari promised to deal with him. He even swore on the Quran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsari\u2019s exact words on June 14 were \u201cI will surely bring you down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now this. Is it a coincidence?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t make unnecessary enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dokubo has been against the IPOB leader following a fallout between them.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari in charge, Sunday Igboho next \u2013 Nigerians on Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s rearrest<\/p>\n<p>The fallout between the former Niger Delta warlord and Kanu was due to ideological differences on the agitation for Biafra.<\/p>\n<p>Following their fallout, Dokubo had created the Biafra Customary Government (BCG).<\/p>\n<p>Dokubo had vowed to destroy Kanu, while describing him as a thief using the agitation for Biafra as a business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNnamdi Kanu, I\u2019m not in your category but for this, I will surely bring you down. I will destroy this evil empire that is working as a hindrance to the restoration of Biafra,\u201d Dokubo had threatened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has suggested a Nigerian who may have been responsible for the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Omokri suggested that Asari Dokubo, an ex-Niger Delta Militant may be the link to Kanu\u2019s rearrest by the Nigerian government. 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