[JUST IN]: IPOB Reveals $19,000 Payment to Ifeanyi Ejiofor

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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has confirmed that it transferred $19,000 to lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor in 2021 for humanitarian and advocacy purposes related to the legal representation of detained separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu.

In a press statement issued on Sunday, IPOB’s Head of Directorate of Finance, Nnennaya Anya, said the payment was made on August 9, 2021, shortly after Kanu was allegedly “kidnapped, tortured, and extraordinarily rendered” from Nairobi, Kenya to Nigeria.

According to Anya, Kanu personally instructed her to transfer the funds to Ejiofor in support of his legal defense and related advocacy activities.

She explained that the money was wired from an IPOB account at JPMorgan Chase in the United States to Ejiofor’s U.S. dollar domiciliary account at Fidelity Bank Plc in Lagos. The beneficiary account was listed under “Ben I. Ejiofor & Company.”

The statement noted that the transfer carried the description “Humanitarian And Advocacy Payment,” with “Business” listed as the transaction reason, and included a $50 wire transfer fee.

Anya said the disclosure was made in the public interest to counter what she described as misinformation and to clarify issues surrounding payments related to Kanu’s legal case.

She added that the organization released an accompanying bank statement from Chase Bank as proof of the transaction, detailing the date, amount, beneficiary information, and associated charges.

IPOB said the clarification aims to address any claims or denials regarding payments made for services connected to Kanu’s legal representation and advocacy efforts.

Kanu, the leader of IPOB, has been in the custody of Nigerian authorities since 2021 following his controversial return from Kenya, which sparked legal and political debates about the circumstances of his rendition.

The statement was dated March 8, 2026, and issued from Cologne, Germany.