We’ll keep Nnamdi Kanu in custody despite Appeal Court ruling: AGF Malami

Attorney General Abubakar Malami has said he will not release Nnamdi Kanu despite the ruling of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal that freed the Biafra separatist leader of terrorism and other charges instituted against him by the Nigerian government.

A three-judge panel of the appellate court ruled on Thursday afternoon that Mr Kanu was illegally extracted from Kenya by Nigerian agents in a process known internationally as extraordinary rendition but which rights experts define as an abduction. The judges said the Nigerian government could not charge Mr Kanu for any offence in Nigeria until federal authorities are able to explain how they moved him from Nairobi to Abuja in June 2022.

The judges described the government’s action as not only illegal but reckless and dangerous to national security, adding that the extradition process exists for the clear purpose of preserving human rights and maintaining international peace. 

But Mr Malami, in a…