Kingsley Kanunta Kanu, Younger brother to the detained leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, says Kenya has confirmed that his brother was not properly extradited.
Recall that Kanu was in June re-arrested and extradited to Nigeria to face charges bordering on alleged terrorism and felony.
His extradition caused a spark as the Federal Government of Nigeria refused to reveal where he was arrested from. Speculations had ensued and majority pointed at Kenya, who denied having a hand in Kanu’s re-arrest.
In a press release on Thursday, November 4, Kanunta Kanu stated that the Kenya government while filing a defense to a suit he filed on behalf of his brother, confirmed that “there are no extradition proceedings to justify that the Government of Kenya is responsible for the subject’s extradition”.
The release titled;
“Kenya confirms in Court that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not undergo extradition proceedings in Kenya” read;
On 2nd November 2021, the Government of Kenya filed its defense to the suit I had earlier filed in Kenya on behalf of my brother, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
It will be recalled that following my brother’s extraordinary rendition in June this year, the Kenyan Government had publicly issued series of statements, denying its complicity in this abominable act.
In the said defense that it filed in Court, Kenya has not only persisted in its denials, but it went further to confirm that my brother was denied the benefit of the due process of extradition in Kenya or even a lawful arrest.
In particular, the defense the Kenyan Government filed in court stated in major part “That there are no extradition proceedings to justify that the Government of Kenya is responsible for the subject’s extradition”.
It further stated “That there is no OB record from any of the Police station within the Country to indicate that the subject in issue was lawfully arrested and detained for purposes of commencing extradition proceedings”.
It needs to be emphasized that above admissions have officially confirmed our long-held position that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s transfer from Kenya to Nigeria is unlawful, not lawful as was claimed by the Nigerian Government.
This latest revelation, officially made in open Court by Kenya, further solidifies our abiding position that the Nigerian Government cannot benefit from its own wrong by subjecting my brother to trial.
As the the next hearing date unfolds to 7th December 2021, more legal processes will be in view. Our immediate goal is to secure the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention.
Signed:
Kingsley Kanunta Kanu
4th November, 2021.
