Mr Kanu, a Nigerian-British citizen, was first arrested in 2015 under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
But the government refused to release the IPOB leader, insisting that he could be unavailable in subsequent court proceedings if released and that his release would cause insecurity in the South-east.the court ruling and subsequently obtained an order staying the execution of the court judgement at the Supreme Court.
The family, consequently, applied to challenge the UK government over its failure to state her position. The case was heard before Justice Swift at the High Court on 15 November 2022, and judgment was handed on 23 March 2023. It also held that it was rational for the foreign secretary to maintain a ‘provisional view’ on whether Mr Kanu has been subjected to extraordinary rendition.UK lawyer speaks
“Nnamdi Kanu’s case, which is awaiting a hearing in the UK’s Court of Appeal on 22 June this year, is set to put each of these assumptions to the test.
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