NIGERIAN POLICE DEPLOYS MORE OFFICERS TO ARREST NNAMDI KANU

  

The police have increased the numerical strength of their personnel in the South - East and South- South zones of the country as part of measures to prevent a breach of the peace , which may result from the activities of Biafran agitators ahead of the upcoming Anambra State governorship election, Saturday PUNCH has learnt .

And apart from the Mobile Police Force operatives, the force told

Saturday PUNCH on Friday that it had deployed the Counter - Terrorism unit , the Intelligence unit and other conventional policemen, who would work with the state commands in the South - East and South- South zones.

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In addition , top sources in the police told Saturday PUNCH that the security agency had placed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra , Nnamdi Kanu, under surveillance to prevent him from fleeing the country should the court revoke his bail and order his re - arrest for allegedly flouting his bail conditions.

The Federal Government had last week asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to revoke the bail granted to Kanu, who is being prosecuted along with others on treasonable felony charges .

The government had accused the IPOB leader of flouting his bail conditions and filed an application asking the court to revoke his bail and direct security agencies to re - arrest him .