Leave has been granted by a British Court of Appeal to the family of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to challenge a judgment in respect of his extraordinary rendition.
Recall that the IPOB leader has been in detention since he was extradited from Kenya on June 19, 2021.
After his extradition, his brother, Kingsley Kanu, filed a suit to challenge the UK ministers’ handling of the separatist leader’s case.
Kingsley claimed that the UK authorities acted illegally by failing to reach a view as to whether his brother had been subjected to extraordinary rendition.
He claimed that efforts to secure the release of his brother had been frustrated despite rulings by the United Nations and a Nigerian court.
In a recent statement, the Special Counsel to Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, said the application was granted by Senior British Court of Appeal judge on May 8.
While granting the application, the senior Judge said: “The grounds of appeal raise important issues concerning the scope of the obligations on the respondent in relation to requests for consular assistance in respect of British nationals detained abroad and the proper interpretation and application of the decision of the Court of Appeal in R(Abassi) v Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2003] UKHRR 76.
“For those reasons, there is a compelling reason for the appeal to be heard, within the meaning of CPR 52.6(1)(b). Permission is granted on all three grounds.”
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