The government of United Kingdom, have been warned to extradite the embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu to come and face trial in Nigeria or be ready to see their embassy invaded by protesters.
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The Advocate of Social Justice for All (ASJA) yesterday called on the United Kingdom to extradite leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or it was ready to take over its High Commission office in Nigeria.
The group’s Executive Director, Asongo Venatius said it was disappointed to learn that Kanu was allegedly hiding in the United Kingdom shortly after he illegally travelled through Cameroon and Malaysia.
According to the group, Kanu’s alleged escape through Malaysia was evident that the United Kingdom was harbouring a fugitive from justice irrespective of his dual nationalism – Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Venatius said: “The proper thing is for the UK to have allowed Kanu answer the treason charges against him in Nigeria before making any intervention.
“We find it supremely irresponsible for the UK High Commission in Nigeria to have issued its statement seeking clarification on Nnamdi Kanu when it knows it was in cahoots with the terrorist leader.
"The irresponsible behaviour became diabolic when the UK issued him an emergency travel document in collaboration with crisis merchants. This is the worst form of double standard ever.
“We are at a loss to understand what the UK Mission in Nigeria or even the home country stands to gain by mischievously sinking so low to aid a terrorist and facilitate his sneaking out of the country. This is a disgrace to the government and people of the United Kingdom; it is a blot that can only be erased by the government of the UK flushing out Kanu and all other bad elements that are trying to sabotage Nigeria.
“If the UK truly believes in freedom, it must extradite Kanu, who is facing charges in a Nigerian court, so that those who stood surety to perfect his bail conditions do not end up in jail if he fails to show up for his trial.
“Even where the UK has decided to spurn the ties that existed between it and Nigeria, we advise it to revisit the ill-advised choice of backing a terrorist against the Nigerian state. As the UK should have learnt from initially supporting ISIS terrorists, the attacks by these sick minds would eventually take place on its soil.
“The Advocates of Social Justice for All [ASJA] therefore demands that the UK High Commission in Nigeria immediately extradite Nnamdi Kanu to stand trial for his crime before his October 17, 2017 court appearance. Failure to do this will see ASJA leading Nigerians to occupy the UK High Commission’s premises in a manner it has never experienced before in any other part of the world.”