By Ochogwu Sunday Family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has thanked the United Nations, UN, f...
By Ochogwu Sunday
Family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People
of Biafra, IPOB, has thanked the United Nations, UN, for indicting Nigeria and
Kenya in the arrest and detention of the secessionist.
According to reports, the United Nations, UN Human Rights
Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, indicted both Nigerian and Kenyan
governments for the arrest and extraordinary rendition, torture and continued
detention of Kanu without due process
The UN demanded that the Nigerian Government immediately
release the secessionist unconditionally and pay him adequate compensations for
violating his human rights.
Reacting, Kanunta Kanu, younger brother of the IPOB leader,
in a tweet on his Twitter handle hailed the decision, thanked everyone working
towards the release of Kanu, who is currently in the custody of the Department
of State Services, DSS.
The tweet reads, “The Kanu family thanks the UN for
condemning the extraordinary rendition of #MaziNnamdiKanu & directing
Nigeria to release & compensate him.
“We also thank @BruceFeinEsq & Prof Rachel Murray for
initiating & leading this effort & Barr @AloyEjimakor for working
closely with them”.
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