Nigeria in hot mess as the British government has ask the Nigerian federal government to find out the status and whereabouts of the leader of the indigenous people of biafra, Nnamdi kanu.
The British government revealed it had asked the Nigerian government if the British citizen was still alive or perhaps dead. However it's not yet known if the Nigerian government had given an answer to the query.
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The Press Officer, UK high commission in Nigeria, Joe Abuku, stated that the inquiry followed reports that Kanu had been missing since September 14, 2017 when armed soldiers stormed his residence in Abia State.
Abuku said this in response to questions from Saturday PUNCH seeking to know UK’s concern on the missing IPOB leader.
“We are seeking urgent clarification from the Nigerian authorities about the status and whereabouts of Mr. Kanu, a British citizen, who has been reported missing since September 14,” Abuku stated in an email on Thursday.
When asked if the UK would strip Kanu of citizenship on account of the declaration by Nigeria that he was the leader of a terrorist organisation, the mission said it does not comment on individual cases.
“One of the conditions that can make the United Kingdom strip its citizen of nationality is if the person engages in a terrorist activity at home or abroad. And Kanu has dual citizenship and therefore a citizen of Nigeria and the UK,” the mission stated.
When asked if the UK supported the Nigerian government’s declaration of the IPOB a terrorist organization, Abuku stated that the group was not a terrorist organisation under the British law.
“The Indigenous People of Biafra is not a dangerous organisation in the UK,” the mission spokesperson stressed.
However, when asked if the group was free to raise funds or hold rallies in Britain, Abuku said he would need to get an official response on that, but subsequently declined to respond to the question.
He also declined comment on whether the IPOB might be declared a terrorist organization by the British authorities.
Abuku said, “We do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for blacklist. A decision to blacklist an organisation must be based on a belief that it is concerned in terrorism as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000, and it must be proportionate.”
The United States had earlier said it did not consider IPOB a terrorist organization and urged Nigerians to reduce tension and embrace non-violent methods of resolving their issues
Spokesperson for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, had said, “Within the context of unity, we encourage all Nigerians to support a decrease in tension and peaceful method of resolving their issues. The Indigenous People of Biafra is not a terrorist organisation under the US law.”
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