Claims have appeared online saying Biafra separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has escaped from DSS custody with case file. The posters said the IPOB leader’s alleged escape was “executed with meticulous planning and precision, catching the authorities off guard” A fact-checking platform investigated the claim and shared its findings in a report published on Thursday, June 13.
FCT, Abuja – Some posts on the social networking site, Facebook, claim that Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has escaped from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja.
But has the IPOB leader truly escaped from DSS custody? A fact-checking platform, Africa Check, investigated. Following its scrutiny, the media platform said if Kanu had managed to escape from custody, it would have been in the news. No credible media outlet reported the said escape.
It, therefore, ruled the claim “false”.
