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indigenous people of Bafra IPOB has said
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that the Kenya High Court ruling
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declaring the arrest and subsequent
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transfer of the detained IPOB leader
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Mazi Nandi Kanu to Nigeria has placed a
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permanent and indelible legal stain on
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the persons of former Kenya President
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Uhuru Kenyata and former Nigeria
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President Muhammadu Buuhari alongside
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the former Nigeria Attorney General of
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Federation and Minister of Justice Abu
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ipob spokesperson Emma Powerful made
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this known in a statement issued in
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reaction to the verdict of a federal
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high court sitting in Nairobi the Kenya
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state capital presided over by justice
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ECMA who on June 24th 2025 ruled that
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the governments of Kenya and Nigeria
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violated Nambi Kanu's human rights
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delivering judgment Justice ECM Weita
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held that the actions of both the Kenya
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and Nigeria governments amounted to
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gross violations of Kanu's fundamental
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human rights as protected by their
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respective constitutions
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the court also awarded CANU 10 million
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Kenyan shillings in compensatory damages
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against the Kenyan government for its
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role in the unlawful abduction and
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rendition justice ECM Weita held that
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having considered the pleadings and
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arguments by parties the decisions
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relied on the constitution and the law I
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come to the following conclusions
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first the government of Kenya violated
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the constitution and Mr nandi Kanu's
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rights and fundamental freedoms having
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entered Kenya lawfully he was subject to
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the protection offered by the
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constitution of Kenya 2010 and the
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government of Kenya had an obligation to
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uphold and protect his rights and
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fundamental freedoms mr nandi was
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however abducted kept in solitude
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confinement tortured and denied food and
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medication a breach of basic rights he
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was chained humiliated ridiculed and
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held in contempt and later forcibly
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removed from Kenya without following the
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law in violation of his rights and
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fundamental freedoms for which the
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government of Kenya is liable based on
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the above conclusions the court makes
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the following declarations and orders it
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considers appropriate a declaration is
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hereby issued that the abduction of Mr
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holding him in incommunicado confinement
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torturing him and denying him food water
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medication and other basic necessities
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was a violation of his rights and
2:32
fundamental freedoms a declaration is
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hereby issued that the abduction and
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subsequent forcible removal of Mr in one
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from Kenya to Nigeria was in violation
2:45
of the laws of Kenya his rights and
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fundamental freedoms including freedom
2:50
of movement and security of the person
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guaranteed by the constitution of Kenya
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2010 and therefore unconstitutional and
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illegal an order for compensation is
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hereby issued awarding Mr in Monai Vin
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Nambdi Kenyokanu general damages Ksh is
3:14
naira 79 against the attorney general of
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Kenya on behalf of the government of
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Kenya for the violation of Mister in one
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constitutional rights and fundamental
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freedoms reacting the indigenous people
3:29
of United States US billionaire and one
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of the major prominent persons that
3:34
campaigned with his own resources for
3:36
the return of President Donald Trump to
3:38
the White House for a second tenure elon
3:41
Musk has again condemned the latest
3:43
version of tax and spending bill
3:45
presented by President Trump as released
3:47
by the US Senate describing the
3:50
president policy as utterly destructive
3:52
that will destroy millions of jobs in
3:54
the US and caused a strategic harm to
3:56
the country this Elon Musk stated on
3:59
Saturday barely few weeks he settled
4:01
feud with President Trump after he had
4:03
openly rejected the bill and criticized
4:06
the policy which sparked serious
4:08
concerns between both who had continued
4:10
for days to lash out on each other with
4:12
words on social media elon Musk made the
4:16
latest expression of strong disapproval
4:18
against the tax spending policy on
4:20
Saturday in a comment he made in
4:22
reaction to an ex-social media tweet of
4:24
Jesse D jenkins he r shared on his
4:27
personal verified exocial media handle
4:30
jess's D jenkins had tweeted that the
4:33
new Senate draft raises taxes on all
4:35
wind and solar projects that haven't
4:37
begun construction today unless they are
4:39
placed service by end of 2027 and
4:42
navigate complex likely unworkable
4:45
requirements to prove they don't use a
4:47
drop of Chinese materials after that
4:50
this bill adds a new tax on wind and
4:52
solar projects that can't prove the same
4:55
reacting Elon Musk tweeted and said "The
4:59
latest Senate draft bill will destroy
5:01
millions of jobs in America and cause
5:03
immense strategic harm to our country
5:06
utterly insane and destructive it gives
5:08
handouts to industries of the past while
5:11
severely damaging industries of the
5:13
future." It would be recalled that after
5:15
the verbal altercations between Elon
5:17
Musk and Donald Trump the US billionaire
5:20
Elon Musk says on X that he regrets some
5:23
of the barbs he posted as he and
5:25
President Trump traded insults on social
5:27
media saying they went too far hours
5:31
after Musk posted about regretting his
5:33
comments the New York Post published a
5:36
pre-taped interview with Trump in which
5:38
he said he had no hard feelings toward
5:41
Musk trump had described the spending
5:43
legislation as the big beautiful bill
5:46
while Musk said Trump wouldn't have won
5:48
the election without him and accused him
5:50
of undermining the work of Doge in
5:53
cutting billions from federal budgets
5:55
the feud occurred less than a week after
5:58
President Trump and Musk lavished praise
6:00
on each other in the Oval Office trump
6:03
had celebrated Musk's work as the head
6:05
of the Department of Government
6:06
Efficiency Doge overseeing the slashing
6:09
of billions of dollars in federal
6:11
spending speaking at his sendoff at the
6:14
White House before the feud ensued the
6:16
US president called Musk one of the
6:18
greatest business leaders and innovators
6:20
the world has ever produced just want to
6:23
say that Elon has worked tirelessly
6:25
helping lead the most sweeping and
6:27
consequential government reform program
6:29
in generations he added in reply Musk
6:34
who was presented with a golden key
6:36
featuring the White House insignia said
6:38
he would continue to visit Trump as a
6:40
friend and adviser looking around the
6:43
room at Trump's new golden decorations
6:46
according to local media the
6:48
entrepreneur said "The Oval Office
6:50
finally has the majesty that it deserves
6:53
thanks to the president the bill which
6:56
narrowly passed the House of
6:57
Representatives last month but faces
6:59
challenges." Ukrainian President
7:01
Vladimir Zalinski has sought the help of
7:03
Pope Leo I 14th to prevail on President
7:06
Vladimir Putin of Russia to release
7:08
Ukrainian children and women held in
7:10
Russia saying the government of Russia
7:13
held the children and women against
7:15
their will while he thanked the
7:16
pontifffects for his continued prayers
7:18
and compassion for the people of Ukraine
7:21
President Vadomir Zalinski made the
7:23
request on Saturday when he commented on
7:26
Pope Leo I 14th tweet on exocial media
7:29
in which the Pope had expressed sadness
7:32
and sympathy for the people killed in
7:33
Ukraine pope Leo I 14th in the exocial
7:37
media tweet have said "I express my
7:40
closeness to martyed Ukraine to the
7:42
children the young people the elderly
7:45
and especially to families who mourn
7:47
their loved ones i share your sorrow for
7:49
the prisoners and victims of this
7:51
senseless war." President Zalinski
7:54
through his verified exocial media
7:56
handle responded to the post and said
7:58
"Thank you your holiness of Pontifex for
8:01
your continued prayers and compassion
8:03
for Ukraine and our people together we
8:06
must stop this want and Russian
8:08
aggression and protect innocent lives a
8:11
just peace is needed and we would also
8:13
deeply appreciate your kind help in
8:15
bringing back all our people adults and
8:18
children held in Russian captivity
8:20
against their will meanwhile President
8:23
Zalinski also on Saturday in a statement
8:26
to mark the 2025 constitutional day of
8:29
Ukraine wrote and stated that today we
8:32
are marking constitution day of Ukraine
8:35
the constitution of our state our nation
8:38
the first word of its first article is
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Ukraine and this reflects our ultimate
8:44
goal our mission ukraine is and will be
8:47
on Earth ukrainians are and will be on
8:51
Earth this is both our goal and our
8:53
shared duty it is the mission of
8:55
everyone for whom Ukraine truly comes
8:58
first of those who cannot imagine their
9:00
lives without Ukraine and without whom
9:02
Ukraine can no longer be imagined we are
9:05
a state of millions but for us millions
9:08
have never been and will never be just a
9:10
mass of people this is a nation made up
9:13
of citizens who have the strength to
9:15
stand up for what they believe in and
9:17
what they strive for and that is
9:19
precisely why Ukraine stands ukraine is
9:23
millions of names we are proud of
9:25
ukraine is the choice our people make
9:27
every day it is millions of actions and
9:30
feats that together are Ukraine the
9:32
social contract between all of us is
9:34
this ukraine comes first ukrainians our
9:39
independence our rights our dreams the
9:42
dreams of our entire people come first
9:45
and when we say this these words carry
9:48
power because these are not words about
9:51
something abstract but about real people
9:54
real deeds and a real path that has been
9:56
endured about all of us about the
9:59
citizens who breathe life into Ukraine
10:02
congratulations to all Ukrainians on
10:05
Constitution Day of Ukraine our people
10:07
are writing the pages of history and
10:09
filling the pages of the constitution
10:11
with life with their example their deeds
10:15
and feats all of them are doing more
10:17
than what is required by constitutional
10:19
duty they act not because the law
10:22
demands it but out of the call of the
10:24
heart that is precisely why we will
10:27
undoubtedly defend our inalienable right
10:32
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