The family of Nnamdi Kanu in London has accused British government of failing to provide him with consular assistance in Nigeria\u2019s DSS detention.
Trumpeta learnt online that Kanu holds British and Nigerian citizenship.
Lawyers for the family in UK made the claim of abandonment on Thursday.
Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group that campaigns for part of southeastern Nigeria to secede, was kidnapped back to Nigeria in June after years on the run abroad. He is being held pending a treason trial.
Bindmans, a London law firm, said it had sent a pre-action letter to British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on behalf of Kanu\u2019s family, challenging Britain\u2019s failure to assist him.
A junior Foreign Office minister had said last week that Britain stood ready to provide consular assistance to Kanu and had requested consular access from the Nigerian government.
However, Bindmans said no consular visit had taken place.
Despite the family\u2019s concern that he has been subject to torture and is being denied essential medical treatment, the British High Commission have so far failed to visit him in detention,\u201d it said in a statement.
Kanu was supposed to appear in court in Abuja on Monday but the authorities failed to produce him, citing logistical issues. His trial was adjourned until October.
His Nigerian lawyer has accused authorities in Kenya of detaining and mistreating him before handing him over to Nigeria. Kenya has denied involvement.
Bindmans said Kanu might have been the subject of extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria, an unlawful practice.
The Foreign Office in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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