An America Lawyer, Bruce Fein, has threatened to drag the President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Government of Nigeria to the International Criminal Court, ICC, over the alleged gross violation of the rights of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Page 36 learnt.
Fein was at the Federal High Court, in Abuja, on Wednesday, to monitor the trial of Kanu, but was denied access into the courtroom.
Speaking with Journalists after the proceedings, he said: “Today was the fifth time I was told I could not enter the courtroom, despite the court’s previous order that Nnamdi could have access to any three persons he wants to.
“I had the chance to talk briefly to him on my way to the courtroom. It is clear that I am the target in particular. That is the reason why this proceeding did not transpire today.
“And I am here to tell Nigerians and the International Community, that I am taking this to International Tribunals. It is clear that the Nigerian Tribunals are compromised.”
Speaking further, he stated that he will petition “the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in Geneva, the International Court of Justice, in the Hague, the ICC, in the Hague, and I will be going to the United States Congress, and urging that sanctions be considered against Nigeria, for gross violations of fundamental human rights.
“I am here not to be an irritant, but there are huge International Law issues that are present in Nnamdi Kanu’s case. I am here because I am an International Expert to provide more enlightenment on what legal issues are present here.”