Nnamdi Kanu Moves Against Buhari, Writes British High Commission

Nnamdi Kanu Moves Against Buhari, Writes British High Commission

Posted by Sylvester on Thursday, August 18, 2016 0

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu has made a fresh move against the federal government of Nigeria, Commission said his trial on treasonable felony is politically orchestrated by the Nigerian government.
A  source within Kanu’s family told Dailynew9ja that the letter dated August 16, and written on behalf of Kanu was sent to the British High Commission on Wednesday, August 17.

The source said Kanu is set to send more letters to many other high commissions – a protest on his incarceration by the Nigerian government.

The letter seen by Dailynew9ja said: “We write to the British High Commission on the ugly direction the political orchestrated trial of Nnamdi Kanu (a British citizen) is premised on a most concocted charges of treasonable felony is gradually assuming.”

“In the face of this conspiratorial plot by the Nigerian government to hang our client at all cost and by any means, we respectfully invite the British government to demonstrate more responsive concern in restoring the dignity and freedom if our client whose fundamental rights as guaranteed under the supreme laws of the land and relevant international conventions has been grossly violated by Nigerian government,” it said.

Kanu accused the Nigerian government of frustrating his defence in various ways including the difficulty in accessing records of ruling and orders made by the court during the course of his trial, lack of fair hearing in his matter and the use of facial masks behind screen for witnesses to be brought in by the prosecutor, the Department of State Services (DSS).

“Despite our stiff opposition to this application (protection of witnesses), the honourable court for reasons best known to him, apparently not supported by any legal precedence or judicial authorities made a volte-face and strangely varied the order he made on the 19th day of February, 2016.

“In effect, the court granted an application for a secret trial of our client, a British citizen obviously sitting in appeal against his order made on the February 2016,” the letter said.

Kanu in the letter said he has further appealed to the Court of Appeal to set aside the order made by Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court.