IHRC said Kanu’s rights were not violated during his rearrest and repatriation to Nigeria.
The body absolved both the Nigerian and the Kenyan governments of diplomatic breaches in the arrest and repatriation of Kanu, following an investigation it carried out.
Kanu was rearrested by the Nigerian government in an African country, widely believed to be Kenya.
Following his rearrest, Kanu was repatriated back to Nigeria to continue his trial before an Abuja Federal High Court.
His lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, however, described Kanu’s rearrest as an illegal abduction which falls short of international standards.
However, IHRC confirmed receiving several petitions from Nigeria calling for the probe of Kanu’s rearrest and repatriation.