Published by Cyril — August 29, 2025
Pro-Igbo organizations in the diaspora have petitioned former U.S. President Donald Trump over the prolonged detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
The petition, dated August 28, 2025, was submitted through Kanu’s international lawyer, Bruce Fein, by groups including the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), Rising Sun Charities Organization, and Ambassadors for Self-Determination.
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The groups urged the U.S. government to invoke the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10102(c)) and Executive Order 13818 to address what they described as blatant human rights violations in Kanu’s case.
They cited judicial pronouncements from Nigerian and Kenyan courts, along with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s 2022 ruling, which called for Kanu’s unconditional release.
According to the petitioners, Kanu’s continued detention despite multiple court rulings raises serious human rights concerns. They argued that international law guarantees the right to a fair trial, freedom of association, and peaceful self-determination.
The petition further recalled Kanu’s ordeals since 2015, including the proscription of IPOB and his controversial transfer from Kenya to Nigeria in 2021, which has continued to attract global attention.
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They appealed to the U.S. government to intervene, noting that America had in the past taken decisive action against human rights violations in other countries.
While highlighting the devastation of the Biafran War, the groups stressed that calls for Biafran self-determination persist due to unresolved grievances. They expressed optimism that international intervention could ensure fairness, justice, and respect for human rights in Nnamdi Kanu’s case.
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