Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The leader of the outlawed secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday accused the police and army of killing three members of the group in Anambra.

He said the deaths occurred during an invasion of one of his lawyers' residence.

The police, however, said two of its men died in the incident.

Mr Kanu, in a statement he issued through Emma Powerful, a spokesperson , and also displayed on his Twitter handle, on Monday, said the two outfits in a joint operation invaded the home of one Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a lawyer, in Oraifite, Anambra State in the morning "in a bid to kill him and his family."

"Sadly three innocent Biafrans were killed by this invading force at his residence."

Mr Kanu sa...