The brother of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Kingsley Kanu, on Thursday, lost a legal challenge against the British government about his continued detention in Nigeria
The younger Kanu brought a judicial review of London’s alleged refusal to officially acknowledge that Nnamdi Kanu was the victim of extraordinary rendition and unlawful detention.
Kanu, a dual British-Nigerian citizen, heads the IPOB movement, which wants a separate state for the Igbo people in southeast Nigeria.
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja ruled in October last year that he was abducted, ill-treated and “illegally moved” from Kenya to Nigeria to face treason and terrorism charges.
The judges dismissed the criminal case but Nigerian prosecutors have appealed and Kanu, who is in his mid-50s, remains in custody.
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In London, judge Jonathan Swift rejected Kingsley Kanu’s application that the UK foreign ministry should rule on whether he was extraordinarily rendered and call for his release.
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