Mr Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, say the only option for Nigeria and Kenya regarding the illegal abduction, extraordinary rendition and continued detention of the IPOB Leader is to free him unconditionally.
Kanu’s lawyer, who took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, said that both Nigeria and Kenya violated their own laws and international treaties they were parties to concerning the repatriation of an accused to face prosecution in his own country.
According to him, non of the procedures for repatriation as provided for in the law, was followed in Kanu’s case,, who was “abducted in Kenya and renditioned” to Nigeria since June 2021.
The lawyer said, “Nigerian & Kenyan laws, plus treaties Nigeria ratified provide steps that MUST be taken in returning an accused to face trial in another country. Failure to take such steps, like in the case of #MNK, PERMANENTLY robs the Court of jurisdiction. The only option is to #FreeMNK.”
Recall that the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, had discharged and acquitted Kanu of all 15 count on treason preferred against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria, and frowned at the manner in which the IPOB Leader was renditioned to Nigeria.
The court said that it violated all known international protocols on repatriation and ordered the immediate and unconditional release of Kanu, and his return to Kenya where he was abducted, or Britain country of abode.
The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 for the determination of the appeal by the Federal Government against the judgment of the Appeal Court.
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