The call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu has got the
attention of the European Parliament as a British top lawmaker tells Muhammadu
Buhari to release him. A top British lawmaker and member of the European
Parliament (MEP) has reported President Muhammadu Buhari to the European
Parliament over the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu.
Julie Ward called on President Muhammadu Buhari to
immediately release Kanu as his incarceration is a violation of his human
rights since a court had granted him bail.
Making her plea before the parliament, Ward who is a Labour
Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) for the North West of England gave
details of how the security operatives in October, 2015 apprehended and
detained Kanu ever since he stepped into Nigeria. She observed that in spite of
court orders asking for his release, Kanu has still been detained.
She Said: “Since October 2015, Nnamdi Kanu, a British-Nigerian citizen
and leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra has been unlawfully imprisoned by
Nigeria’s Department of State Services despite the fact that all criminal
charges against him were dropped and the court order has been issued for him to
be released on bail. Chapter 4 section 39 of the Nigerian constitution says
that every person every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression
including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impact ideas and
information without interference.”
She urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately release
Kanu and also stop the violence again Biafra people as it constitutes a
violation of their fundamental human rights.
“I therefore call upon the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu
Buhari to uphold his country’s constitution, to ensure Nnamdi Kanu’s immediate
and safe release as well as his co-defendant, Benjamin Madubgwu and James
Nwawuisi.
“The Nigerian government must guarantee the freedom of
expression of all Nigerian citizens including their right to protest without
intimidation and end violence towards those who identify as Biafrans.
“And I call on my colleagues here in the European Parliament
to do much more to promote human rights in Nigeria.”
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