Nnamdi Kanu writes to Malami: Investigate and prosecute those who tortured me in Kenya and Nigeria.

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has made five demands of Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in relation to his detention and torture in Kenya.

Kanu was apprehended in an African country, possibly Kenya, and repatriated to the United States in June 2021.

This was due to his campaigning for Biafra’s restoration. He left Nigeria in 2017 after being granted bail by Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court.

However, after his arrest in Kenya, the IPOB leader revealed that he was tortured and subjected to inhumane treatment.

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To that end, the IPOB leader urged Malami to investigate and prosecute all those responsible for his torture, in accordance with the Anti-Torture Act of 2017.

Kanu wrote to Malami in a letter that all those who tortured him during his arrest and detention in Kenya and Nigeria should be punished.

In a letter signed by his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, he made the call, detailing his arrest and torture in Kenya and Nigeria.

Kanu also pleaded with the AGF to ensure his safety while in the Department of State Services’ custody.

“In light of the foregoing, we hereby make the following Prayers: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Torture Act, 2017, the Attorney-Office General’s take prompt measures to initiate the prosecution of all persons who were directly or indirectly culpable in the torture of our Client,” the letter says. “A person who has suffered or alleges that he has been subjected to torture shall have the right to complain to and have his case promptly and impartially examined by a competent authority,” says Section 5 of the Anti Torture Act.

“Under subsection (1), the competent authority shall take steps to protect the complainant from all ill-treatment or intimidation as a result of his complaint or any given evidence.”

“That the aforementioned prosecutorial action be taken in accordance with Section 8 of the Anti-Torture Act, which states that “a person who actually participates in the infliction of torture or who is present during the commission of the act is liable as the principal.”

“An order from a superior officer, a superior in the office, or a superior in the public authority shall not be used to justify torture.”

“Any act, omission, or negligence on the part of the immediate commanding officer of the concerned unit of the security or law enforcement agencies is held liable as an accessory to the crime for any act, omission, or negligence on his part that may have led to torture by his subordinates.”

“Finally, we draw your attention to Section 1 of the Anti-Torture Act, which states: ‘The Government shall—(a) ensure that the rights of all persons, including suspects, detainees, and prisoners, are respected at all times, and that no person placed under investigation or held in the custody of any person in authority shall be subjected to physical harm, force, violence, threat or intimidation, or any act that impairs his free will; and (b) fully implement the provisions.