From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disclosed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s extradition to Nigeria has been declared illegal by a Kenyan Court.
Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, made this known in a public statement, he released to newsmen.
According to him, “In a historic, courageous, and landmark judgment, delivered on June 24, 2025, the High Court of Kenya, sitting in Nairobi, found that the abduction, incommunicado detention, torture, and illegal transfer of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 was unlawful, unconstitutional, and a gross violation of his fundamental human rights under Kenyan and international law.
“This judgment vindicates our consistent position that what transpired in Nairobi in June 2021 was not extradition but extraordinary rendition, a criminal act of state-sponsored international terrorism, involving the highest authorities of the Nigerian and Kenyan governments.
“We are grateful beyond measure to the brilliant legal leadership of Professor PLO Lumumba, lead counsel in the Kenyan litigation, whose courage, clarity, and tenacity led to this monumental legal victory.
“IPOB also extends heartfelt appreciation to the Kenyan judiciary, especially Hon. Justice E.C. Mwita, who stood tall against ferocious political interference and international diplomatic pressure to deliver a fearless judgment grounded in law, morality, and constitutional justice.
“We know, and now the world must acknowledge, that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not commit any crime in Kenya. He entered Kenya lawfully as a British citizen. He was abducted in broad daylight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, by agents of Nigeria’s secret police in collusion with rogue elements of the Kenyan security apparatus.
“He was chained, tortured, denied medication, and eventually bundled onto a private jet and flown illegally to Abuja without any extradition hearing or judicial warrant.
“The judgment held the Kenyan government liable for violations of Mazi Kanu’s rights, awarding compensatory damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings, a mere token of the monumental injustice inflicted but a massive blow to Nigeria’s false narrative. The court found that Mazi Kanu was abducted without any lawful cause.”