Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has taken the government of Kenya to court over his extradition to Nigeria.

Kanu in the suit said that his extradition in June violated the Extradition (Contiguous and Foreign Countries) Act Chapter 76 of the laws of Kenya

According to court papers presented by Luchiri and Company Advocates, Kingsley Kanunta, sued on his behalf, the IPOB leader.

Kanu said that his arrest at the airport on June 19, 2021, and unlawfully detained for several days after which he was illegally and stealthily extradited to Nigeria without his British passport was unlawfully done.

Kanu said: “The subject is believed to have been apprehended at the airport on June 19, 2021, and unlawfully detained for several days after which he was illegally and stealthily extradited to Nigeria without his British passport in utter-non-compliance with laid down processes of laws in Kenya,” the petition added.

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“He formerly held Nigerian citizenship but renounced it in 2015. Consequently, his Nigerian passport was taken away from him by Nigerian authorities.”

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