IPOB urges Britain to press Nigeria for Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged the British Government to use its diplomatic channels to press Nigeria to hear the pending appeal of its leader, Mazie Nnamdi Kanu, without further delay.
In a statement on Monday signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said the British Government should engage Nigerian authorities over the delay in the hearing of Kanu’s appeal and other related cases.
The group questioned Britain’s response to Kanu’s legal situation, arguing that its stated policy of assisting British nationals detained abroad when internationally accepted standards are not met should inform its engagement with Nigeria.
IPOB asked the...