'10-minute phone call every 3 months not enough' - Nnamdi Kanu's family to British Govt

The household of jailed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has again criticised the British authorities for what it described arsenic a nonaccomplishment to intervene adequately successful his case.

Kanu, who is serving a beingness condemnation successful Sokoto pursuing his condemnation connected coercion charges brought by the Nigerian government, holds some Nigerian and British citizenship.

The Okwu-Kanu family, done Prince Emmanuel Kanu, connected Sunday urged British authorities to intervene implicit the reported nonaccomplishment of the Nigerian Court of Appeal to database Kanu’s entreaty against his condemnation for hearing.

The household said the entreaty had remained unlisted respective months aft it was filed. It besides alleged that the Nigerian authorities had yet to record a response, prompting claims by the household and IPOB that the prosecution was avoiding the court.

IPOB has besides threatened to boycott the 2027 elections successful the South-East implicit the alleged nonaccomplishment to perceive the appeal.

Speaking connected Sunday, the household accused Britain of failing to supply capable consular extortion for Kanu arsenic a British citizen.

According to the family, the British government’s involution had been constricted to telephone calls lasting astir 10 minutes each 3 to 4 months, which it described arsenic insufficient.

“A ten-minute telephone each 3 to 4 months asking astir nutrient and health, arsenic the household describes its experience, is n...