Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- Against its earlier stance, the Barlavento Court of Appeal has approved an application seeking the removal of Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, from a Cabo Verdean prison.

The court in its earlier judgement reported by PREMIUM TIMES, rejected the appeal to stop diplomat's extradition requests to the United States despite all arguments, including violation of human rights, put forward by Mr Saab's defence team.

Both the court and the Attorney General, Luis Landim, had also argued in defiance of ECOWAS ruling, categorically denying ever ratifying the protocol that gave jurisdiction to the international court in matters of human rights.

In a fresh order issued on Thursday evening, the court said the detained diplomat be ...