Controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo claims that the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is likely to lose his British citizenship.
In a post shared on her Facebook page, the Journalist said Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently detained by the Nigerian Government, is 95% likely to lose his British citizenship due to his several attempts to destabilize a commonwealth country.
Kemi Olunloyo also alleged that Nnamdi Kanu cannot fly into the United States because the US State Department is reportedly placing him and his IPOB counterparts on a No Fly list.
She wrote: #BREAKING (NEW) ‘1. Nnamdi Kanu is 95% likely to lose his British citizenship due to several attempts to destabilize A COMMONWEALTH COUNTRY. Instead of fighting Buhari face to face, he chickens out calling for the British Home Office. Now those ones want to get rid of him from their diplomatic baggage.
2. The US State Department is reportedly placing Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB counterparts on a No Fly list. They cannot fly into the US. IPOB boys are denied visa entry and Kanu’s British passport banned from use to travel into America. Continue worshiping your leader who will ultimately ruin your life.’
Can Nnamdi Kanu Lose His British Citizenship?
The British nationality act empowers the UK to strip its nationals of their citizenship under certain circumstances.
Section 40(2) provides that the UK secretary of state can “deprive a person of a citizenship status if the Secretary of State is satisfied that deprivation is conducive to the public good”.
What then constitutes public good? A UK government document explains conduciveness to the public good to mean “depriving in the public interest on the grounds of involvement in terrorism, espionage, serious organised crime, war crimes or unacceptable behaviours”.
If such a person became a UK citizen by naturalisation, the conditions for stripping them of their nationality expand further to include: “If the Secretary of State is satisfied that the registration or naturalisation was obtained by means of—(a) fraud, (b) false representation, or (c) concealment of a material fact.”