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The British High Commission and a law firm in London, Bindmans, have sought the consent of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to take up his case.

The PUNCH gathered on Thursday that Kanu’s Nigerian lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, delivered two forms to the IPOB leader on Wednesday during a visit to the office of the Department of State Services, where he is being detained.

Ejimakor told our correspondent that the development would open up a new chapter in the trial of Kanu, adding that the Nigerian government would be served with summons to bring him to the United Kingdom, where another case would be heard over the manner of his rendition to Nigeria.

He said, “I went to visit him on Wednesday and went with two forms. One was the consular consent form that the British High Commission required that he signs to consent to consular assistance. There was also a form from his counsel in the UK. The firm is known as Bindmans, one of the largest law firms in the UK.

“The forms will open a whole new chapter of legality, including the filing of a Writ of Mandamus, against the Nigerian government in a UK court to compel it to produce Kanu, because his detention is illegal under the British law. It was an extraordinary rendition, which is an international crime by which a state kidnaps a suspect or a fugitive without the due process of law.

“They will be filing all these processes in the UK and there is a prospect of a UK court assuming universal jurisdiction or extra-territorial jurisdiction and reaching into Kenya so that they can arrest every Kenyan official, either authorised or not, and every Nigerian official involved in this case.”

The lawyer noted that the DSS collected the forms, saying they must first go through the vetting of its legal unit.

He said despite being told that he would collect them on Thursday, he had yet to be ed by the government agency.

Ejimakor said during his three-hour meeting, the IPOB leader gave a vivid of how the Nigerian government hired agents, who abducted and flew him into the country.

While quoting Kanu, he said the IPOB leader was blindfolded and flown on a private jet without any extradition hearing or immigration process.

He stated, “Kanu said he was flown to Abuja in a private jet on Sunday, June 27, 2021, from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, and that he was the lone enger.

He was blindfolded and driven to the tarmac very close to the plane without ing through the airport immigration.

“The plane departed Nairobi around 12pm and arrived in Abuja in the evening.

“Kanu was tortured and subjected to untold cruel and inhuman treatment in Kenya. He said his abductors disclosed to him that they abducted him at the behest of the Nigerian government.

The people that abducted him said they were told by their sponsors that Kanu was a Nigerian terrorist linked to Islamic terrorists in Kenya, presumably Al-Shabab. But after several days when they discovered his true identity, they tended to treat him less badly.

“Despite that, they told him they felt committed to hand him over to those that hired them.

“According to Kanu, no warrant of arrest was shown to him or even mentioned to him. And for the eight days he was held incommunicado, nothing of presenting him before a court or transferring him to an official detention facility was ever mentioned. He was held in a nondescript private facility and chained to a bare floor.

“Kanu was interviewed for the first time in my presence by three DSS officers. The interview was revealing as it contained certain new allegations that were never heard of before. But all the questions relate directly or indirectly to his status as the leader of IPOB.”

The counsel said despite his client’s ordeal, he was in high spirit.

https://punchng.com/britain-firm-seek-kanus-consent-to-take-over-case/

2021

Time will tell

Good one, let him use his own hands, to set himself up

Bindmans filling a law suit on the process of his rendition would only open up terrorism charges against him in UK

It's going to be Kenyan government vs bindmans law firm representing Nnamdi Kanu struggling it out in the UK court

These Brits are still under the mistaken impression that they're dealing with a responsible gov't! Buhari, being the hateful and vindictive person he is, will rather take a bullet than allow the British gov't take his prisoner, Mazi Kanu, back to the UK!

For Buhari to yield, western gov'ts have to throw away the rule book and go medieval on his skinny ass!

They should even try prisoner exchange.

IGBOSON1:
These Brits are still under the mistaken impression that they're dealing with a responsible gov't! Buhari, being the hateful and vindictive person he is, will rather take a bullet than allow the British gov't take his prisoner, Mazi Kanu, back to the UK!

For Buhari to yield, western gov'ts have to throw away the rule book and go medieval on his skinny ass!

If the House of Parliament gets involved which it will, it may force the hand of the government to take action against Nigeria.

rottennaija:


Keep dreaming.

It’s good to dream .

God may ur will be done. Odogwu MNK relax HE that is with u is greater than they that are against u. There is a light at d end of d tunnel 4 u and us.

SeeThisLoser:


You are daft , lol.

He has not committed any terrorist crimes against any British national or on British soil for that matter. He is an innocent British citizen who was kidnapped by a lawless country.

In Nigeria , he is still innocent in a court of law until proven guilt. Think deep.

Most Ipobians are stupid so I don't take offense in their ignorance and stupidity

British citizens that ed ISIL outside UK soil got full punishment but dunce Ipobians don't know that

His lawyers in UK would go to court that he was abducted in Kenya by Uhuru Kenyatta's government, and Kenya's government would give evidence why they felt he was in their country to promote terrorism... And believe me if Kenya Government opens up then he is finished completely in the UK

...."They will be filing all these processes in the UK and there is a prospect of a UK court assuming universal jurisdiction or extra-territorial jurisdiction and reaching into Kenya so that they can arrest every Kenyan official, either authorised or not, and every Nigerian official involved in this case.”.....

Is it the lawyer or The Punch that is doing comedy .

SeeThisLoser:


If the House of Parliament gets involved which it will, it may force the hand of the government to take action against Nigeria.

But you people were shouting that the UK parliament has listed Kanu's case for discussions. What is the outcome nau? You've forgotten that Nigeria is a sovereign nation and it will take British Military invasion to free Kanu

SeeThisLoser:


And this latest statement from you proves that you are dumber than dumb.

The British citizen that ed ISIL was a threat to the British state and ISIS was already committing terrorist acts in the UK. MNK did not go outside UK soil to a terrorist group. Prior to his kidnap by your lawless government, he was living , breathing and preaching on radio Biafra with no warning from the UK government, no threat or arrest. In fact, it was during this period that the UK government included IPOB in their immigration policy for asylum considerations due to threat of torture at the hands of your shit hole government.

The Kenyan government has implicated itself by denying in the first instance that they knew of his abduction to trying to cover up their crimes by desperately searching for his port to tacit acceptance of their involvement in the extraordinary rendition of MNK. The dumb Kenyan security forces and their DSS counterparts left a crime trail that will be easy to pick apart in a UK court of law. Don’t forget his lawyers a,so how video taped evidence.

No point arguing with you further you know zero ! Learner.

No wonder Kanu dupes Ipobians because they are bunch of fools and retards who don't even have simple brain to reason

Educating a brain dead Ipobian is like pouring water to fill a basket... It's of no use

A long walk to freedom

#FreeMNKNow

Jerryherd:



No wonder Kanu dupes Ipobians because they are bunch of fools and retards who don't even have simple brain to reason

Educating a brain dead Ipobian is like pouring water to fill a basket... It's of no use

I don’t even know why he is arguing with a guy like you with a second rate education, if any. Try and reason , let not your obsession with IPOB control your emotions.

The May be another Buhari regime failed bid to kidnapped and organised a fake kangaroo trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu giving the British interest in this case. This will be another landmark case.Fingers crossed.

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Jerryherd: ......His lawyers in UK would go to court that he was abducted in Kenya by Uhuru Kenyatta's government, and Kenya's government would give evidence why they felt he was in their country to promote terrorism... And believe me if Kenya Government opens up then he is finished completely in the UK

[/s]No terrorism charges have been tagged against Nnamdi Kanu by British hence his possession of a British port.It will be stupid of Him to go to Kenya to promotes any terrorist activity.

The Kenya government may have inadvertently played stupidly into the ever suppressive and oppressive Buhari govt to help pin Kanu down in their country perhaps for a reward because they have not been able to established any concrete reason for his illegal arrest and subsequent illegal extradition to Nigeria.
despite their vehement initial denial.

The British fully knows the real terrorists are under the Buhari govt.Umaru Dikko was alleged to be corrupt in Nigeria but the Britain still frown @ his illegal process of abduction in their home soil.This is a responsible govt that value the life of its citizens. Hence this case is gonna be a decider of a major diplomatic row between them, Nigeria and Kenya.

Will they ever release those forms?

Jerryherd:


Most Ipobians are stupid so I don't take offense in their ignorance and stupidity

British citizens that ed ISIL outside UK soil got full punishment but dunce Ipobians don't know that

His lawyers in UK would go to court that he was abducted in Kenya by Uhuru Kenyatta's government, and Kenya's government would give evidence why they felt he was in their country to promote terrorism... And believe me if Kenya Government opens up then he is finished completely in the UK

You're comparing the British citizen that travel all the way to IS with IPOB that the same Britain offered to give asylum?

You saw the four walls of the classroom..? I doubt !
Let me remind u as if u'll care to listen that No right thinking foreign investor will as it stands consider investing in ur Northern region.

The current kidnap of students for ransom that is currently going on in your region will send you educationally backwards while the little purchasing power u av will end in the hands of ur business-men bandits.

Bitcoin was created the same 2009 that Boko Haram was created..look where Bitcoin is and look how backwards ur region is.

Be looking for IPOB and Mazzi Nnamdi KANU's threads to comment on.

SeeThisLoser:


You are daft , lol.

He has not committed any terrorist crimes against any British national or on British soil for that matter. He is an innocent British citizen who was kidnapped by a lawless country.

In Nigeria , he is still innocent in a court of law until proven guilty . Think deep.

No
But he has committed terrorist crimes agianst Nigerians

If you people think Britain will chose kanu over Nigeria then you are even more daft than i imagine......if britain push too much you will know that its not only ipobs that know how to protest in embassies and petition all global bodies ......just that we will not be protesting at UK embassy but will occupy the place until they stop giving assistance to terrorists

Jerryherd:


Most Ipobians are stupid so I don't take offense in their ignorance and stupidity

British citizens that ed ISIL outside UK soil got full punishment but dunce Ipobians don't know that

His lawyers in UK would go to court that he was abducted in Kenya by Uhuru Kenyatta's government, and Kenya's government would give evidence why they felt he was in their country to promote terrorism... And believe me if Kenya Government opens up then he is finished completely in the UK

You dey mind IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu SYMPATHISERS. They are all Brain dead, all of them.

rottennaija:


Keep dreaming.

Mumu

Looks like Buhari may not visit the United kingdom again till his case with Kanu is resolved...
At this rate, taking his appalling medical condition into cognizance, that hatefilled disaster of a president might have exchanged his existence for Kanus capture.. Talk about misplaced priority for some 80 year old..

IGBOSON1:
These Brits are still under the mistaken impression that they're dealing with a responsible gov't! Buhari, being the hateful and vindictive person he is, will rather take a bullet than allow the British gov't take his prisoner, Mazi Kanu, back to the UK!

For Buhari to yield, western gov'ts have to throw away the rule book and go medieval on his skinny ass!

Apt!

Jerryherd:


Most Ipobians are stupid so I don't take offense in their ignorance and stupidity

British citizens that ed ISIL outside UK soil got full punishment but dunce Ipobians don't know that

His lawyers in UK would go to court that he was abducted in Kenya by Uhuru Kenyatta's government, and Kenya's government would give evidence why they felt he was in their country to promote terrorism... And believe me if Kenya Government opens up then he is finished completely in the UK

So you know all this laws and everything, yet you're still wandering on nairaland morning and night with your empty skull, yet your mates are in developed countries making it big, meanwhile you're here waiting for the DEAD Buhari to create job for you, I thank God say Nnamdi Kanu matter don create jobs for many Nigerians, just like this OP wey dey here dey analyze how UK go take treat Nnamdi Kanu as a terrorist.

Jerryherd:
Good one, let him use his own hands, to set himself up

Bindmans filling a law suit on the process of his rendition would only open up terrorism charges against him in UK

It's going to be Kenyan government vs bindmans law firm representing Nnamdi Kanu struggling it out in the UK court

Lazy write up.

Jerryherd:


Most Ipobians are stupid so I don't take offense in their ignorance and stupidity

British citizens that ed ISIL outside UK soil got full punishment but dunce Ipobians don't know that

His lawyers in UK would go to court that he was abducted in Kenya by Uhuru Kenyatta's government, and Kenya's government would give evidence why they felt he was in their country to promote terrorism... And believe me if Kenya Government opens up then he is finished completely in the UK

Let assume that he is a terrorist as you said. Did Kenyan and Nigeria follow the due process of international extradition? You are writing because of your hate for Kanu but the law is not like that. Go and ask the Nigeria government their delinma in this case

Web2020:
Let assume that he is a terrorist as you said. Did Kenyan and Nigeria follow the due process of international extradition? You are writing because of your hate for Kanu but the law is not like that. Go and ask the Nigeria government their delinma in this case

Like US did Osama Bin Laden.