Following the letter that was written by Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, in which he urged the British Government to intervene in his case and compel President Muhammadu Buhari to release him from prison, IPOB has clarified that the letter was misinterpreted.
The Head of IPOB media and publicity, Comrade Emma Powerful, on Thursday cleared the air in a telephone chat stating that Kanu wasn’t begging to be released, even though his freedom has been circumscribed since 14th October 2015.
He said that it was necessary for IPOB to make it known to the whole world that Kanu only wrote to the British authorities as a bona fide citizen to formally notify them of his “persecution” in the hands of the Nigerian government.
Powerful explained that since Kanu is a British citizen. And he has the authority to write. And that authorities of that nation is under obligation to take action to protect its citizen who is in trouble .
In the petition dated 24th March 2016, written by Kanu through his counsel, Hon Ifeanyi Ejiofor the detained Radio Biafra director said he was
“a victim of travesty of justice” and therefore called for the British government to be on the watch” on the progress in charge No: FCT/ABJ/CR/383/15.
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“It is repeating the obvious to state that our client is a full British citizen by virtue of which position he is entitled to all rights, privileges and protections guaranteed under the British laws and conventions.”
