Biafra: What'll Happen To You When You Stay In Nigeria - IPOB's Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday said staying in Nigeria means death, AllNews reports.

Self-exiled Kanu who wants sovereignty for the South-south and South-eastern people has been hugely critical of the country, Nigeria, and its government.

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Now that the WORLD is increasingly taking ACTION against the #Fulani Islamic terrorist carnage in #Nigeria, it’s left for the VICTIMS to act by just WALKING AWAY from Nigeria. You stay, you DIE. Simple! pic.twitter.com/Rrnv6kt2eh

— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) June 18, 2020

Critics say his utterances and broadcasts constitute hate speech, capable of creating security challenges in Nigeria's socio-political environment.

One finding revealed the preponderance use of assertives, commissives, verdictives, declaratives, and directives.

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It equally showed Kanu's utterances were full of inflammatory rhetoric and verbal attacks which classify them as hate speech, capable of inciting hatred and violence within Africa's most populous nation and as such constitute a threat to national security and unity.