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The Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has Aloy Ejimakor, his Special Counsel, pleading with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to step in and address the crisis facing the IPOB leader.
Ejimakor stated that since Kanu has a British passport, Sunak has an obligation to release him. Kanu's attorney stated on his X account on Saturday that a court order is not required for the United Kingdom to release a citizen.
According to the attorney, since the leader of self-determination was apprehended in Kenya, the UK and East Africa should negotiate his release.
Ejimajor wrote, “Dear @RishiSunak: In May 2021, MAZI NNAMDI KANU entered Kenya with a British passport. Under international law, this created a two-way relationship between Kenya & UK.
“Nigeria was not a party. So the, UK doesn’t need any Court order to retrieve her renditioned citizen from Nigeria.”
Since being taken into prison by Nigerian authorities in June 2021, Kanu has been under the care of the Department of State Services (DSS). Despite his victories in court to be released, the DSS continues to hold him while he awaits a decision from the Supreme Court, which is expected on December 15.
Recall that the family of Nnamdi Kanu had lamented and accused Britain of failing to provide him with consular assistance.
Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group that campaigns for part of southeastern Nigeria to secede, was brought back to Nigeria in June after years on the run abroad and is being held pending a treason trial.
Bindmans, a London law firm, said it had sent a pre-action letter to British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on behalf of Kanu’s family, challenging Britain’s failure to assist him.
