Nigeria, May 10 -- The UK authorities have launched a manhunt for a Nigerian who was jailed after abducting his son from France to Nigeria, but was wrongly released from prison.

The hunt followed a ruling by the High Court of England and Wales to extend the sentence of Ifedayo Adeyeye by 12 months, a decision that officials at HMP Pentonville prison, where he was held, said was not communicated in time, court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES showed.

Mr Adeyeye is a Nigerian-British citizen who was released in April after completing a six-month sentence for contempt of court.

The contempt was for violating the UK High Court's Return Order and multiple judicial directives intended to facilitate the return of his son, Laurys.

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