Mr Nnamdi was abducted, kept in solitary confinement, tortured and denied food and medication, chained, humiliated, ridiculed
A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has ruled that the abduction and rendition of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 was unlawful and illegal. The court found both Kenyan and Nigerian authorities guilty of grossly violating his constitutional and human rights. It awarded Kanu general damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings (approximately ₦120 million) against the Kenyan government.
Presiding Justice E.C. Mwita declared, “Mr Nnamdi was abducted, kept in solitary confinement, tortured and denied food and medication, chained, humiliated, ridiculed.” He described Kanu’s forcible removal without due process as a violation of his rights to movement and security under Kenya’s Constitution.
IPOB hailed the judgment, with its spokesperson Emma Powerful calling it a “resounding judicial earthquake,” declaring it vindicated their position that Kanu’s abduction was “extraordinary rendition state-sponsored international terrorism.”
The group praised Professor PLO Lumumba and Justice Mwita, promising a global campaign to hold all responsible parties accountable.