Coronavirus Portends Danger For Biafrans - IPOB's Nnamdi Kanu

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, asserted that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic portends danger "for our race".

Allnews reports that as at the time of publishing this report, there have been 51 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria. Two persons have been discharged with one death.

Today, the Honourable Minister, @Fmohnigeria convened a live press briefing to update Nigerians on the ongoing response to the COVID19 outbreak in Nigeria.

As at 26th March, 2020 there have been 51 cases of #COVID19 recorded in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/E9KO0cIwTL

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 26, 2020

More than 494,000 cases of the worrying disease have been reported in over 190 countries and territories of the world, resulting in approximately 22,200 deaths and more than 121,000 recoveries.

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Self-exiled Kanu, therefore, announced that he'd be addressing his people in the Eastern Region of Nigeria on Thursday night.

See his tweet on his known Twitter handle below:

Biafrans all over the world must pay attention to the danger #CoronaVirus pandemic portends for our race.

I will address and update Biafrans tonight.

Join me via Radio Biafra FB, FM, App, satellite & online

Date
Thursday 26/03/20

Time
7:00 PM #Biafraland Time pic.twitter.com/j9Jn5HeQr8

— Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (@MaziNnamdiKanu) March 26, 2020