The Kenyan government has reacted to the allegation that it arrested and extradited Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Nigeria.
Wilfred Machage, Kenyan high commissioner to Nigeria, at a media briefing on Friday, July 2, stated that the Nigerian government has the answers regarding how it arrested the IPOB leader.
He dismissed the claims that the IPOB leader was arrested in Kenya, The Cable reported.
The envoy described the attempt to link his country with the arrest of Kanu as imaginary and antagonistic.
He said: “I want to address the allegation by denying that Kenya was involved in the alleged arrest in Kenya and extradition to Nigeria of Mr Kanu.
“The allegation is fictional, imaginary and deliberately concocted to fuel antagonistic feeling amongst the southern section of the Nigerian people against the Kenya people.”
The diplomat pointed out that many countries including – Rwanda, Czech Republic, Britain, Ethiopia – have all been accused of arresting and extraditing the IPOB leader.
According to The Nation, he challenged anyone alleging that Kanu was arrested in Kenya to back such claims with facts.
Wilfred said Kenya considers the allegation about Kanu’s arrest derogatory and libelous. He urged the Nigerian press to seek information from the Nigerian government on the issue.
