BREAKING: IPOB Gets New Leader, Drops Nnamdi Kanu

The Directorate of State (DOS) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the indefinite suspension of the Office of the Leader of the organisation and the position of Director of Radio Biafra, both currently occupied by Nnamdi Kanu.

The decision was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Head of the Directorate of State, Chikadibia Edoziem, who said the measure takes immediate effect and will remain in force until further notice.

According to the statement, the suspension was adopted as part of efforts to safeguard the organisation, its members and its broader objectives. The group said the move was aimed at preventing security breaches and avoiding actions that could worsen tensions in the South-East.

The DOS expressed concern over what it described as a growing trend of unauthorised individuals and groups acting in the name of IPOB without the approval of the organisation’s leadership. It stressed that such actions do not represent the movement’s position and should not be attributed to IPOB.

The leadership stated that any unlawful activity carried out under the authority of the suspended offices should be regarded as the responsibility of those involved and not the organisation itself.

“The decision became necessary to halt reckless conduct and unauthorised claims of authority capable of exposing members to arrest, torture, imprisonment or death,” the statement said.

IPOB further declared that it would no longer take responsibility for actions undertaken by individuals who do not currently hold recognised positions within the organisation or who have not been authorised by the Directorate of State to speak or act on its behalf.

The group explained that the suspension is part of a wider restructuring process designed to strengthen the Biafra self-determination movement and ensure its continued survival.

According to the DOS, the decision was reached during a meeting held on June 17, 2026, after members reviewed developments within the organisation and considered what they described as the best interests of Biafrans worldwide.

The leadership maintained that IPOB was established and sustained by Biafrans in the diaspora and should not be viewed as a movement built around any single individual. It insisted that no person, regardless of status, possesses the authority to dissolve the Directorate of State, which it described as the highest administrative organ overseeing the affairs of the organisation.

Consequently, the group dismissed reports suggesting that the Directorate had been dissolved, describing such claims as null and void. It urged members and the general public to disregard any such announcements.

The DOS also cited several factors that influenced its decision, including intelligence reports relating to alleged meetings involving security agencies and Kanu, concerns over communications it claimed had contributed to the arrest and deaths of some members, and fears that certain individuals were attempting to establish a new militia group that could spark fresh violence in the South-East.

The leadership said it carefully reviewed intelligence gathered from its internal structures and concluded that some recent developments posed a serious threat to the future of the movement.

It warned that failure to address the issues could weaken IPOB and undermine its objectives, adding that the reorganisation was necessary to preserve the integrity and continuity of the Biafra struggle.