Nnamdi Kanu could have been drugged before being brought to Nigeria - Falana says

Human Rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has stated that the Nigerian security operatives may have drugged the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu before bringing him back to the country.

He made the statement on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, while speaking at the 13th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series.

According to him, Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho were not treated well, and the treatment given to them could be compared to that of Umaru Diko, a Nigerian politician who was kidnapped in 1984.

“We should not allow Buhari’s government to take us back to 1984 when an attempt was made to kidnap Umaru Diko in London. He had already been kidnapped and on the way to the airport, a neighbour saw them and raised alarm after witnessing the inhuman treatment he was subjected to.

“In the case of Kanu, the Kenya government cannot admit that on their soil a Nigerian was taken out of the country without going through the legal process. It’s likely they drugged him to sleep and brought him back to Nigeria.

"That is against the anti-torture act and Nigeria’s constitution. Therefore, those who say they brought Kanu back through some international collaboration are not saying the truth. Interpol cannot deport without due process,” he said.