IPOB moves to stop extradition of members arrested in Ghana

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken steps to win the release of some of its members who have been detained in Ghana.

In a tweet on Monday, Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers defending IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, stated this.

On Sunday, as they were conducting their monthly meeting in Accra’s Mallam Junction, Ghanaian police arrested some members of the IPOB.

The lawyer noted that he had sent some documents that would aid the release of the separatists.

“Update on #IPOB Ghana: A few days ago, I sent to the DOS (via @ChinasaNworu) certain legal documents critical to the defense of the faithful currently distressed in Ghana. The goal is to quickly secure their freedom and prevent their “rendition to injustices” in Nigeria,” he tweeted.

Nigerian officials had earlier extradited Nnamdi Kanu. The officials have said that Nnamdi Kanu was brought back after he jumped bail and went on the run in 2017.

His family and lawyers say he was illegally arrested in June while in Kenya, tortured, and flown back to Nigeria.