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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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wea who on June 24th 2025 ruled that the
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governments of Kenya and Nigeria
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violated Nambdi 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 Kanu 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 just as ECMA held that having
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considered the pleadings and arguments
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by parties the decisions relied on the
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constitution and the law I come to the
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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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in monukine vin nambdi kenny aokuano
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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
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fundamental freedoms a declaration is
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hereby issued that the abduction and
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subsequent forcible removal of Mister in
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Wanukine vin Nami Kenyokuanu from Kenya
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to Nigeria was in violation of the laws
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of Kenya his rights and fundamental
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freedoms including freedom of movement
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and security of the person guaranteed by
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the constitution of Kenya 2010 and
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therefore unconstitutional and illegal
