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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri
The Igbo National Movement, INM, has challenged the federal government of Nigeria to explain to Nigerians how it arrested the leader of the outlawed indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in international territories.
INM, leaders led by the President, Anthony Olisa Okolo, the Secretary, Onyemuche Mbachu, the Chief Peter Agba Kalu and Eze Eluchie.
Their argument was that since the British and Kenyan governments had denied any involvement in Kanu’s arrest, the Nigerian government should come up with a better explanation knowing the legal implications.
Part of their argument was that it was illegal for the Nigerian government to arrest Kanu who knew him as a British citizen.
The INM further explained that “The Igbo National Movement has followed the events of the past week in Nigerian affairs and noted that the country continues to sink into a quagmire, both inside and outside. , in its international relations. Nigeria’s current leadership is rapidly transforming the Federation into a pariah state, known only for its anarchy and corrupt purposes.
“The Nigerian Federation is supposed to function and be governed as a democratic state rooted in constitutionalism and the rule of law. The Nigerian Federation therefore cannot ignore how negatively it is viewed by participating in the illegal kidnapping of a British passport holder without resorting to the legal channels through which extradition is contemplated. By operating in an unexpected way from a territory ruled by democratic precepts, this government puts itself at the same level as the pariah states which regard illegality as an acceptable modus operandi to achieve its objectives.
“Given the multiplicity of accounts of how Mazi Kanu was ‘kidnapped’, some of which have led the British and Kenyan governments to forcefully deny their involvement in any state sponsored act.
“It has become relevant for the Presidency to tell the truth to its citizens and to clarify exactly how this kidnapping was carried out on international territory, outside the jurisdiction of the Nigerian Federation. The Attorney General cannot lose sight of the fact that such an unlawful arrest could taint or even vitiate any legal process that emanates from it and presents Nigeria and its citizens in the least favorable light one would expect in a community. international law-abiding. “
The Igbo group ruled that “In view of the above, it is impossible to expect that the accused Mazi Kanu, in this case, will be granted something which remotely resembles a free, fair and public and we call for his immediate and unconditional release on legal principles and in accordance with our Criminal Procedure Act which limits powers of arrest and jurisdiction when such arrests can take place.
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