Submitted on Friday 18th March 2016
Rejected on Sunday 20th March 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Secure the release of a British citizen held illegally by Nigerian authorities
Nnamdi Kanu is a British citizen that has been illegally detained by the Nigerian government, since October 2015. Mr Kanu has been protesting for the rights of the Biafran people to separate from Nigeria and become an independent nation.
http://radiobiafra.co/
http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/11/biafran-truth-and-the-illegal-trial-of-nnamdi-kanu/
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nigeria-biafra-supporters-shot-dead-protest-over-nnamdi-kanu-trial-1543110
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnamdi_Kanu
http://europe.newsweek.com/nnamdi-kanus-ipob-plans-establish-more-biafran-embassies-427606
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/596712.stm
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The UK Government cannot control the actions of the Government of Nigeria.
You could start a petition calling on the Government to offer consular assistance to Mr Kanu.
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