Monday, July 15, 2013

State suffers blow in Chinedu deportation case

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Nigerian businessman Anthony Chinedu (centre) with his lawyer Michael Osundwa (left) on May 15, 2013. Photo/DENISH OCHIENG
Nigerian businessman Anthony Chinedu (centre) with his lawyer Michael Osundwa (left) on May 15, 2013. Photo/DENISH OCHIENG |FILE  NATION MEDIA GROUP
By VINCENT AGOYA vagoya@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Monday, July 15  2013 at  12:57
The government’s bid to block an application that it produces Nigerian Anthony Chinedu after he was deported has been overruled and hearing set for Sept 19.
After he was deported, Mr Chinedu’s lawyers moved to court to compel the government to produce him on grounds that he was kicked out unprocedurally.
On Monday the State wanted the application shelved arguing that he is not in the country.
The Nigerian drug lord is suspected to have sneaked back into the country on Tuesday using a fake name.
Mr Chinedu is said to have returned through Namanga on the Kenya/Tanzania border using the name of Anaeke Chimenze, another drug lord who was also expelled last month.
This prompted police to launch a manhunt in Nairobi where he reportedly owns houses and businesses acquired with contraband money and enjoys protection from rogue security officers.
On Thursday, a senior CID officer, who could not be named for protocol reasons, told theSaturday Nation that the Nigerian drug kingpin had returned into the country using forged identity.

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