Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has claimed that Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu was neither arrested nor extradited with the support of the British government.
Quoting an unnamed UK government source, Omokri stated this in a Tuesday post on Facebook while debunking claims in some quarters that the IPOB leader was nabbed and repatriated with the support of the British government.
According to him, the British government could not have repatriated Kanu, who holds British citizenship, without an extradition hearing before a court.
Omokri wrote, “I just spoke with a top UK government source. Nnamdi Kanu was NOT arrested or extradited by the British. According to this official, Kanu was “almost definitely arrested in KENYA” and “it was an illegal detention”. I won’t reveal my source, but I have him on record.
“For those who do not know how these things operate, the United Kingdom is a civilised nation that is governed by the Rule of Law. No one, no matter how wanted, can be arrested and extradited without extradition hearings before a court, especially when that person is a British citizen.
“There are Nigerians who are currently fighting their extradition to Nigeria in court in the UK. They cannot leave the UK on their own volition or on the request of the Nigerian government until their hearings are exhausted. If they lose at the court of first instance, they have a right of appeal.
“I repeat, Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested or extradited by the British government.
“Also, it is a lie that he boarded a plane and came to Nigeria by himself. That is just propaganda,” Omokri wrote.