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Brother of British national held in Nigeria says UK has ‘turned its back’

Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, was arrested in Kenya in 2021. Photograph: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

The brother of a British national being held in Nigeria after falling victim to extraordinary rendition has accused the UK government of turning its back, and called on Keir Starmer to “wake up” and “defend British citizens”.

Kingsley Kanu, the brother of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), a prominent separatist movement proscribed in Nigeria, said the UK government had failed to intervene in his brother’s case.

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