{"id":83039,"date":"2021-07-02T15:28:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T14:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=83039"},"modified":"2021-07-02T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T14:28:19","slug":"were-not-happy-at-being-dragged-into-nnamdi-kanus-matter-kenyan-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/were-not-happy-at-being-dragged-into-nnamdi-kanus-matter-kenyan-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re not happy at being dragged into Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s matter \u2013 Kenyan govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Kenyan government has denied involvement in the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It insisted it does not want to be dragged into Nigeria\u2019s internal affairs.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Wilfred Machage who stated this in Abuja on Friday said, \u201cI wish to categorically state that we are not happy at this ridiculous attempt of dragging the name of Kenya and President Uhuru Kenyatta on this matter of arrest and extradition of self-claimed IPOB leader.\u201d Machage said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIPOB claimed Kanu was re-arrested in Kenya.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nEver since the secessionist was extradited to Nigeria, there has been a lot of speculation over where he was picked up.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHowever, in a statement signed by IPOB\u2019s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, he claimed that their leader was arrested in Kenya.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nPowerful said, \u201cnews has reached Mazi Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s family that he has been unlawfully arrested in Kenya, detained and has subsequently been the subject of extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria where he is now detained.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenyan government has denied involvement in the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). 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