Biafran separatist sues Nigeria asking to be freed, allowed to go to UK

FILE PHOTO: Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu is seen with his counsel at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The detained leader of a separatist group in Nigeria has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was illegally transferred from Kenya to Nigeria and demanding he be freed and allowed to go to Britain, according to media reports citing legal documents.

Nnamdi Kanu, who holds British citizenship, leads the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group which campaigns for part of southeastern Nigeria to secede and has been labelled a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian authorities.