<h4> By Ene Osang
AbujaAbuja </h4>
The Advocate of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has threatened to occupy the embassy of the United Kingdom if the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not extradited to Nigeria.
The group in a statement by its Executive Director, Asongo Venatius, said it was disappointed to learn that Kanu is hiding in the United Kingdom after illegally travelling through Cameroon and Malaysia.
According to Venatius, this implies that the UK is harbouring a fugitive from justice; and this is irrespective of his holding dual citizenship in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
“Th e proper thing is for the UK to allow Kanu to answer the treason charges against him in Nigeria before making any intervention.
“We fi nd it supremely irresponsible for the UK High Commission in Nigeria to have issued its statement seeking clarifi cation on Nnamdi Kanu when it knows it was in cahoots with the terrorist leader.
“Th e irresponsible behaviour became diabolic when the UK issued him an emergency travel document in collaboration with crisis merchants.
Th is 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.
“Th e statement said the act is a disgrace to the government and people of the United Kingdom, and could only be erased by the government of the UK fl ushing out Kanu and all other bad elements that were 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.
As the UK should have learnt from initially supporting ISIS terrorists, the attacks by these sick minds would eventually take place on its soil.
“Th e 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,” the statement said
