Nnamdi Kanu Gets Support From British
Parliamentarian
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It will be recalled that Biafra supporters has been protesting
against Kanu’s detention in Rivers and Delta states.
Harriet
Harman
The
letter which was dated 22nd October, 2015 and addressed to the secretary of
state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, Philip Hammond, was titled“Detention
of my constituent Mr. Nnamdi Kanu”.
Harman
description of Kanu as ”my constituent” buttresses the claim
by some Nigerians that Kanu is not even a Nigerian citizen as he has since
gotten a British passport.
Harman,
who is the deputy leader of the Labour Party, wrote: “I understand that
Mr Nnamdi Kanu, who I am told is a British citizen and lives at …was arrested
on the 17th October 2015 by the Nigerian Department of Security Services (DSS)
when arriving in Lagos from the United Kingdom.
“I understand Nnamdi is the leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB) who are agitating for the independence of Nigeria’s former
Eastern Region. I’m told that the pro-Biafra group are non-violent and
therefore should be afforded protection under Article 1 of the charter of the United
Nations.
“I’d be grateful if you could let me know your understanding of
what Nnamdi has been arrested for,what he might be charged with, where he has
been held and what consular engagement there has been.”
Below
is the letter written by Harman:
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Nnamdi Kanu Gets Support From British
Parliamentarian
Jerrywright Ukwu 1 month ago 213954
The alleged arrest and continued detention of
the popular pro-Biafran activist and Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu,has
dominated the Nigerian media for a while now.
A statement published on the website of Radio
Biafra on Saturday, October 17, had disclosed that Kanu was arrested by the
Department of State Services (DSS) as soon as he got to Nigeria from the United
Kingdom.
Kanu’s lawyer recently revealed that the DSS
refused to produce Kanu despite his
legal team fulfilling his bail conditions.
Meanwhile, a member of the British parliament
representing Camberwell and Peckham, Harriet Harman, has written to the British
government asking for details of Kanu’s arrest, The Scoop reports.
The letter which was dated 22nd October, 2015
and addressed to the secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs,
Philip Hammond, was titled “Detention of my constituent Mr. Nnamdi Kanu”.
Harman description of Kanu as ”my constituent”
buttresses the claim by some Nigerians that Kanu is not even a Nigerian citizen
as he has since gotten a British passport.
Harman, who is the deputy leader of the Labour
Party, wrote: “I understand that Mr Nnamdi Kanu, who I am told is a British
citizen and lives at …was arrested on the 17th October 2015 by the Nigerian
Department of Security Services (DSS) when arriving in Lagos from the United
Kingdom.
“I understand Nnamdi is the leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who are agitating for the independence of
Nigeria’s former Eastern Region. I’m told that the pro-Biafra group are
non-violent and therefore should be afforded protection under Article 1 of the
charter of the United Nations.
“I’d be grateful if you could let me know your
understanding of what Nnamdi has been arrested for,what he might be charged
with, where he has been held and what consular engagement there has been.”
It will be recalled that Biafra supporters has
been protesting against Kanu’s detention in Rivers and Delta states.
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