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UK asks Nigerian authorities to attain Nnamdi Kanu


The United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland has asked the Nigerian authorities to clarify the status together with whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

The British authorities said it had asked the authorities if the British national was last or dead. However, it could non last forthwith ascertained if the Federal Government had responded to the inquiries or not.

The Press Officer, United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland high committee inwards Nigeria, Joe Abuku, stated that the enquiry followed reports that Kanu had been missing since September 14, 2017 when armed soldiers stormed his residence inwards Abia State.

Abuku said this inwards response to questions from Sat PUNCH seeking to know UK’s concern on the missing IPOB leader.

“We are seeking urgent clarification from the Nigerian authorities near the status together with whereabouts of Mr. Kanu, a British-Nigerian man, who has been reported missing since September 14,” Abuku stated inwards an e-mail on Thursday.

Asked if the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland would strip Kanu of citizenship on job concern human relationship of the annunciation past times Nigeria that he was leading a terrorist organisation, the mission said it does non comment on private cases.

“One of the weather condition that tin ship away brand the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland strip its citizen of nationality is if the individual engages inwards a terrorist action at habitation or abroad. And Kanu has dual citizenship together with hence a citizen of Nigeria together with the UK,” the mission stated.

When asked if the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland supported the Nigerian government’s proscription of the IPOB, Abuku stated that the grouping was non a proscribed scheme nether the British law.

“The Indigenous People of Biafra is non a proscribed scheme inwards the UK,” the mission spokesperson stressed.

However, when asked if the grouping was costless to heighten funds or concord rallies inwards Britain, Abuku said he would demand to larn an official response on that, precisely afterward declined to answer to the question.

He too declined comment on whether the IPOB mightiness last designated equally a terrorist grouping or proscribed past times the British authorities.

Abuku said, “We create non routinely comment on whether an scheme is or is non nether consideration for proscription. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 determination to proscribe an scheme must last based on a belief that it is concerned inwards terrorism equally defined inwards the Terrorism Act 2000, together with it must last proportionate.”

The U.S.A. had before said it did non consider IPOB a terrorist grouping together with urged Nigerians to de-escalate tension together with concealment peaceful resolution of grievances.

Spokesperson for the American Embassy inwards Nigeria, Russell Brooks, had said, “Within the context of unity, nosotros encourage all Nigerians to back upwards a de-escalation of tension together with peaceful resolution of grievances. The Indigenous People of Biafra is non a terrorist scheme nether United States of America law.”


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