By Seun Opejobi Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to repor...
By Seun Opejobi
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of
the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to reports that the agitator
may lose his British citizenship.
The United Kingdom, UK, reportedly proscribed IPOB.
This followed the announcement of new rules by of UK Visas
and Immigration (UKVI) policy, as disclosed by the British Home Office.
The guidelines issued to decision-makers explained how to
consider and grant asylum applications to Biafra agitators.
The UK said IPOB and its militia, the Eastern Security
Network (ESN), created in December 2020, “have reportedly committed human
rights violations in Nigeria”.
Reacting to the report, Ejimakor said the British Government
did not denaturalize Kanu.
Speaking with DAILY POST, Ejimakor said the report only made
reference to IPOB’s proscription by the Nigerian Government.
According to Ejimakor: “The news reports suggesting that
Nnamdi Kanu will be denaturalized by Britain due to the revised British policy
on asylum is false in its entirety. The revised British policy merely
referenced Nigeria’s proscription of IPOB. It does not say that Britain has
proscribed IPOB or declared it a terrorist group”.
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