The United Kingdom Court of Appeal is currently hearing the appeal of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu's extraordinary rendition. SaharaReporters in May reported that the UK Court of Appeal fixed June 22, 2023 to hear the appeal. On Thursday, Kanu’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, when contacted by SaharaReporters gave the background of the ongoing hearing in London.
June 22, 2023The United Kingdom Court of Appeal is currently hearing the appeal of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra , Nnamdi Kanu's extraordinary rendition.On Thursday, Kanu’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, when contacted by SaharaReporters gave the background of the ongoing hearing in London.
“While assuming jurisdiction over the appeal, Lord Justice Lewis of the Court Appeals noted that: “The grounds of appeal raise important issues concerning the scope of the obligations on the respondent in relation to requests for consular assistance in respect of British nationals detained abroad and the proper interpretation and application of the decision of the Court of Appeal in R v Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2003] UKHRR 76.
SaharaReporters reports that Kanu remained in solitary confinement at the detention facility of the Nigeria's secret police, the Department of State Services since he was renditioned from Kenyan in June 2021. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision, faulted the process through which Kanu was brought before the Federal High Court to answer to a 15-count terrorism charges.
Justice Adedotun Adefope-Okijie, who read the judgement of the three-man panel, noted that there was nowhere the federal government showed it complied with the procedures for the extradition of the IPOB leader from Kenya.
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