Lawyers give Nigeria 48 hours ultimatum to release Kanu, threaten to sue Kenyan government
A coalition of Igbo-British attorneys has challenged the half performed by the Kenyan government within the arrest of the chief of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu, who was arrested final weekend, was arraigned for alleged treasonable felony on the Federal High Court, Abuja, Tuesday.
At a media briefing in Glasgow, Scotland, the attorneys threatened to sue the Kenyan government over what they described as an unlawful arrest of the IPOB chief.
Advertisements
They additionally gave the Nigerian government a 48 hours ultimatum to release Kanu and facilitate his return to Britain.
Attorney E.R. Okoroafor, who spoke on behalf of the group, mentioned the separatist chief entered Kenya with a British passport, including such was ample to cease him from being arrested.
He described Kanu’s arrest as “illegal and archaic.”
Advertisements
According to him, the Kenyan government performed a significant function “in the arrest of Kanu and his subsequent handover to the Nigerian government without any due process.”
READ ALSO: Kanu’s brother claims IPOB chief was arrested in Kenya, calls for British govt’s intervention
Okoroafor mentioned: “Kanu entered Kenya with his British passport, and the Kenya government is fully aware of his citizenship status but still went ahead to perpetrate their illegal act which does not only breach the personal human rights of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu but also undermine the sovereignty of the British government.”
Advertisements
“We shall be heading to the International Criminal Court to rectify the injustice executed as it’s trite legislation that injustice to one is an injustice to all.
“We are additionally by this medium informing the Nigerian government that they’ve 48 hours to return Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to the United Kingdom and if he has any fees to reply to, they need to as a nation that’s ruled by the structure, cross by way of the authorized technique of submitting an extradition discover.
“Failure to achieve this, we will not hesitate to time period this a declaration of conflict on not solely on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB but additionally on all Igbo usually, and this we will vehemently resist with all equipment of legislation obtainable at our disposal.
Advertisements
“No bodily harm whatsoever must be done to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to avoid a total breakdown of law and others in the fast crumbling entity called Nigeria.”
Ridwan Adelaja
The submit Lawyers give Nigeria 48 hours ultimatum to release Kanu, threaten to sue Kenyan government appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria.
Advertisements