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No Evidence To Show Nnamdi Kanu Left Our Country – Kenya Govt

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Breaking: Supreme Court Fixes Date For Final Judgement In FG's Case Against Nnamdi Kanu

The Kenyan Government has said it does not have the departure record of Nnamdi Kanu after his arrival to the country on May 12, 2021.

Naija News reports that the Special Counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, and the Kanu’s younger brother, Kanunta Kanu, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement said the Kenyan auhtorities had filed a document in court to show that the IPOB leader was allegedly moved from the county by the Nigerian government.

It added that the evidence tendered by the Kenyan government had made Kanu’s alleged kidnapped from the country a more grievous offence, claiming that serious consequences await all those involved in the action.

The statement reads: “In the Affidavit “drawn up and filed” by the Attorney-General of Kenya and deposed to in Nairobi, Kenya on 10th February 2022, the Government of Kenya attached Kanu’s arrival and departure record from Kenya from 17th July 2019 to 12th May 2022 when he last entered Kenya.

“Paragraph 12 of the Affidavit stated, “That it is evident from the schedule below that since 17/7/2019, the said Nwannekaenyi Nnamdi Kenny Okwu-Kanu has visited and departed Kenya on several occasions.

“Paragraph 13 of the Affidavit states “That from the above travel history, it is evident that his last arrival date was 12/5/2021 and there is no evidence exhibited to prove that he thereafter left the country.

“Paragraph 14 of the Affidavit stated, “That I am not privy to his (Kanu’s) arrest, detention or extradition.”

It added: “It is pertinent to note that this Affidavit, having been “drawn up and filed” by the Attorney-General of Kenya is the clearest official confirmation yet from the government of Kenya that what happened to Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya amounts to a crime, both in Nigeria, Kenya and under international law.

“With this latest development, Kanu’s ordeal in Kenya has turned a new corner where domestic and international criminal indictments will lie against the persons that directly or indirectly participated in this high crime. It has gone beyond extraordinary rendition.”

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