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Former Africa Subcommittee Chairman and current member of the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee, Representative John James, has asserted that the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), demonstrates ongoing religious persecution in Nigeria.
James stated this when the United States House Subcommittee on Africa on Thursday, held a public hearing to review President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.
The hearing in Washington, DC included senior US State Department officials and Nigerian religious leaders.
James claimed that in the case of Nnamdi Kanu, Nigeria’s Court of Appeal had struck down the charges against him and ordered his release in 2022.
He said: “Religious persecution is tied to political repression and weakening institutions in Nigeria. The detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a clear example.
“In 2022, Nigeria’s Court of Appeals struck down the charges against him and ordered his release.
“The UN Working Group for Arbitrary Detention has also called for his unconditional release, yet he remains in solitary confinement in deteriorating health and recently had to represent himself in court.
“Nigeria has signaled that the law is optional and targeting Christians is fair game. Just hours ago this morning, despite the pleas
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