Lord Alton of Liverpool will be raising the motion at the House of Lords, which will query the government on the IPOB Leader’s transfer to Nigeria
The United Kingdom Parliament has set a date to debate on the “illegal” arrest, and repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.
UK Parliament will on Wednesday, 7th July discuss the British government’s assessment of Kenya’s involvement in Mr Kanu's arrest. This was contained in the UK Parliament’s parliamentary schedule.
According to the document, Lord Alton of Liverpool is the sponsor of the motion. He will be raising the motion at the House of Lords, which will query the government on the IPOB Leader’s transfer to Nigeria.
“Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the alleged role of the government of Kenya in the detention and alleged mistreatment of Nigerian activist, Nnamdi Kanu, (2) the circumstances surrounding the transfer of Mr Kanu to Nigeria against his will, and (3) of any assistance being provided to him by the High Commission in Abuja. HL1665,” the document read.
UK Government had earlier said Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested on its soil, and was never involved in the whole process.
Last week, the British High Commission in Nigeria through its Head of Communication, Dean Hurlock confirmed that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office would provide ‘consular’ assistance to Nnamdi Kanu.
“With regard to any questions about whether the British High Commission is providing assistance in this case, we can confirm that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office stands ready to provide ‘consular' assistance.”
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB had also accused the Nigerian government of abducting its leader in Kenya with the assistance of Kenyan government, where the Nigerian government promised to reward Kenya with money and oil. IPOB claimed that its leader was arrested, detained, tortured by Kenya’s special police force; an allegation denied by Kenya’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Wilfred Machage.
Mr. Machage debunked the claim describing it as “deliberately concocted to fuel antagonistic feelings in the minds of certain sections of the Nigerian people against the people of Kenya,"