The United Kingdom has asked the Nigerian government to comment on the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu , leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The Press Officer, UK high
commission in Nigeria, Joe Abuku, disclosed that Britain already made an official inquiry about Kanu.
“We
are seeking urgent clarification from the Nigerian authorities about the status
and whereabouts of Mr. Kanu, a British-Nigerian man, who has been reported
missing since September 14,”
Abuku told Punch.
Asked if the UK would strip Kanu
of citizenship on account of the declaration by Nigeria that he was leading 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.
On whether UK supported the
Nigerian government’s
proscription of the IPOB, Abuku stated that the group was not a proscribed
organisation under the British law.
“The
Indigenous People of Biafra is not a proscribed organisation in the UK,” he stated.
He also declined comment on
whether the IPOB might be designated as a terrorist group or proscribed by the
British authorities.
“We
do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not under
consideration for proscription.
“A
decision to proscribe 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,”
he said.
Source: Daily post
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