The controversies surrounding the country where the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu was arrested is far from ending as the government of Kenya where many sources said he was “intercepted” has dismissed claims that it was involved in his arrest and extradition to Nigeria.
A lot of media reports emerged on Tuesday that the Director of Radio Biafra was nabbed at East Africa nation but Kenya authorities said they could not ascertain whether the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu took place in their domain.
The Director-General of Kenyan Immigration Services, Alexander Muteshi, dismissed the claims of his country’s complicity, arguing that it was not possible to tell whether the IPOB leader had entered Kenyan territory.
“I can’t know that,” Mr Muteshi told Kenyan Newspaper, Nation, when asked whether the claims made by the family were true.
“I am not in the picture of his presence in the country. I am only able to tell if somebody entered the country legally,” he added, leaving room for speculation as to whether Kanu had sneaked into Kenya through either illegal routes or under a false name.
Spokesperson for the Kenyan Government, Cyrus Oguna refused to discuss the matter, according to the newspaper.
Recall that earlier, Nnamdi Kanu’a family and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had accused the Kenyan government of having committed the most serious violation of international law by allowing their son and leader to be manhandled and returned to Nigeria.
Recall also, that the Nigerian authorities had hinted they seized Nnamdi Kanu outside the shores of the country which many people alleged to be London, United Kingdom, where he’s based before returning him to Nigeria.
However, the British High Commission in Nigeria in denying the report was arrested in the UK.
Kanu was arrested last Sunday which the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami said was a combined operation of Nigerian and foreign security officers. But the exact location of his arrest remains contentious till date.
