The Nigerian Army says the people following Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, have entered a one chance vehicle.
“One chance vehicle” in the Nigerian parlance means finding oneself in a bad situation without any means of escaping.
Sani Usman, Director of Army Public Relations, said this during a two-day media conference on military’s enhancement of human rights.
Usman said Kanu took advantage of his eloquence to deceive many people into buying into his propaganda, which was his sole means of livelihood.
Reiterating that the army have no knowledge of Kanu’s whereabouts, Usman insisted that Kanu’s family and his lawyer know exactly where he is hiding.
“There was an allegation that somebody (Kanu) went into hiding. Now, I can’t remember the day but in an interview on Channels TV, one of Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brothers said that he was in hiding and he knew where he was,” Usman said.
“And one lawyer came up that he has taken the Chief of Army Staff to court. Now, who gave you the brief?
“You said you do not know where he (Kanu) is. Now, who gave you the brief? And the media is asking us where is Nnamdi Kanu?
“Why not ask the man that said so who gave him the brief to take people to court when he does not know where the man is?
“That is why those people following him have entered into a one-chance vehicle. This is somebody standing trial in a criminal case.
“Sometimes, whether we like it or not, we want to stand against the truth. But no matter how long, the truth will come to pass on October 17. This is an individual without a means of livelihood.
“I can speak eloquently. So what? If I can speak like him; I can also have my own group, that’s exactly what is happening.
“So, what is the essence of our education as a people? You know that somebody is in a criminal case, and you believe in him.”
Kanu is currently facing treason charges before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, alongside three others: David Nwawuisi, Benjamin Madubugwu and Chidiebere Onwudiwe.
He was granted bail on health grounds with stringent conditions which he has serially breached, but his co-accused were all denied bail and are currently in Kuje Prison in Abuja.
The next adjourned date for the trial is October 17, but as things stand currently, nobody knows whether Kanu will show up for the hearing as his whereabouts remain unknown.