28/06/2025
A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has ruled that the 2021 abduction and forced transfer of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria was unlawful, unconstitutional, and a violation of his fundamental rights. The court found both the Kenyan and Nigerian governments responsible for breaching Kanu’s legal protections under Kenyan and international law. Kanu is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice E.C. Mwita awarded Kanu 10 million Kenyan shillings (approx. USD 77,000) in general damages, stating that Kanu had lawfully entered Kenya but was abducted, detained incommunicado, tortured, and denied due legal process before being illegally transported to Nigeria. The IPOB described the ruling as a landmark victory and a legal vindication of its position that Kanu's transfer was an act of extraordinary rendition, not a lawful extradition. The group called for global accountability for what it labeled as state-sponsored international human rights violations.
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