{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/125029.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":125029,"parliament":{"period":"2015-2017","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2017-05-03T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Secure the release of a British citizen held illegally by Nigerian authorities","background":"Nnamdi Kanu is a British citizen that has been illegally detained by the Nigerian government, since October 2015. Mr Kanu has been protesting for the rights of the Biafran people to separate from Nigeria and become an independent nation. ","additional_details":"http://radiobiafra.co/\r\nhttp://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/11/biafran-truth-and-the-illegal-trial-of-nnamdi-kanu/\r\nhttp://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nigeria-biafra-supporters-shot-dead-protest-over-nnamdi-kanu-trial-1543110\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnamdi_Kanu\r\nhttp://europe.newsweek.com/nnamdi-kanus-ipob-plans-establish-more-biafran-embassies-427606\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War\r\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/596712.stm","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2016-03-18T00:03:11.362Z","updated_at":"2017-09-09T06:12:45.942Z","rejected_at":"2016-03-20T16:06:16.081Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2016-03-18T10:07:32.996Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"The UK Government cannot control the actions of the Government of Nigeria.\r\n\r\nYou could start a petition calling on the Government to offer consular assistance to Mr Kanu."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}