Biafra Radio

12/07/2025

IPOB PRESS RELEASE
12 JULY 2025

𝙂𝘼𝙍𝘽𝘼 𝙎𝙃𝙀𝙃𝙐’𝙎 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙈𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝙕𝙄 𝙉𝙉𝘼𝙈𝘿𝙄 𝙆𝘼𝙉𝙐 𝙒𝘼𝙎 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝘼𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙂 – 𝙄𝙋𝙊𝘽

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership of our incorruptible and prophetically gifted leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, notes with righteous vindication the stunning admission by Garba Shehu, former spokesman to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, that the now-infamous “villa rat invasion” story was a calculated lie to cover up Buhari’s prolonged illness and absence from governance.

Let the world take note: what Mazi Nnamdi Kanu said years ago on Radio Biafra — that Muhammadu Buhari was gravely ill and incapable of leading Nigeria, and that A*o Rock was enmeshed in a web of lies and deception — has now been confirmed by one of the principal architects of that deception himself. The same Garba Shehu who accused our leader of “fake news” and “hate speech” has now confessed, with no shame, that they orchestrated a national charade to fool over 200 million people. What greater treason can be committed than lying to an entire nation about the health and whereabouts of its so-called president?

This disgraceful confirmation vindicates everything Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has ever said about the fraudulent and deceptive nature of the Nigerian state. He told the truth and was persecuted for it. He warned Nigerians that their president was missing in action, that shadowy forces had hijacked the machinery of government, and that the people were being ruled by deception. Instead of investigating the truth, the Nigerian media and political elite mocked him. They ridiculed his divine insight. They arrested him. They tortured him. They abducted and renditioned him. But they could not bury the truth.

Garba Shehu’s cowardly confession is not an act of courage — it is a delayed admission born of guilt and irrelevance. Where was this honesty when the Nigerian people needed it? Where was this "truth" when IPOB and our leader were being vilified, jailed, and labeled terrorists for speaking it? If this level of deliberate misinformation had happened in any sane society, those responsible would be in jail for subverting the constitution, undermining national security, and deceiving the electorate. But Nigeria rewards mediocrity, protects liars, and punishes truth-tellers.

Let it be clearly stated once again: Mazi Nnamdi Kanu does not lie. He does not speculate. He speaks only divine truth, and every word he has ever uttered is manifesting before your eyes. From the exposure of Buhari’s health fraud, to the Fulani expansionist agenda, to the illegality of his abduction and extraordinary rendition — time continues to prove Mazi Nnamdi Kanu right.

Those who still doubt the divine calling of our leader should watch as every falsehood told against him crumbles one after the other. The truth is like the rising sun — it cannot be suppressed. Today Garba Shehu has confessed. Tomorrow others will follow. A*o Rock is a house built on lies, and the foundation is shaking.

To the Nigerian people, we say: your hatred for truth, your addiction to lies, and your blind loyalty to your oppressors are the reasons you remain enslaved. IPOB is not your enemy — your enemy is your wilful ignorance and the corrupt system you defend.

To the international community, we urge you to stop enabling tyranny in Nigeria. You now have confirmation from the mouth of the regime's own spokesperson that the Nigerian people were lied to on a grand scale. If this does not concern you, then you are complicit.

In the words of our leader: “we are without fear before our enemies" and "in the end, we always win.”

𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣: COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.

12/07/2025

09/07/2025

IPOB PRESS RELEASE
9th July, 2025

𝑹𝑬: 𝑨𝑵𝒀𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑴𝑨𝒁𝑰 𝑵𝑵𝑨𝑴𝑫𝑰 𝑲𝑨𝑵𝑼 𝑻𝑶 𝑨 𝑪𝑶𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑫𝑳𝒀 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫𝑺 𝑷𝑺𝒀𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑨𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑪 𝑬𝑽𝑨𝑳𝑼𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵

The attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the supreme leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to an utterly deranged and disgraceful narrative gaining traction among the intellectually bankrupt, in which cowards and charlatans—masquerading from foreign comfort zones as so-called “freedom fighters”—seek to compare Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to a self-proclaimed content creator and certified coward.

Let us state it categorically: anyone foolish or mentally impaired enough to draw such a comparison needs urgent psychiatric intervention. Comparing the indomitable Mazi Nnamdi Kanu—who has endured extraordinary rendition, solitary confinement, torture, and a seven-year political and legal onslaught—to a coward who publicly denied Biafra in open court is the height of lunacy.

𝙈𝘼𝙕𝙄 𝙉𝙉𝘼𝙈𝘿𝙄 𝙆𝘼𝙉𝙐 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝘾𝙄𝙋𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀, 𝙎𝘼𝘾𝙍𝙄𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀, 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙂𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙔
Unlike criminals hiding behind the mask of activism, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has always emphasized discipline, non-violence, and moral clarity in the Biafra restoration project. His record speaks for itself:

He wrote and spoke against criminality in the name of agitation.
He personally instructed his lawyer, Barrister Maxwell Opara, to travel to Finland to convey his displeasure over the atrocities being committed in his name. The coward in question refused to meet him.
He issued a handwritten directive from DSS detention ending the Monday sit-at-home policy—but was brazenly disobeyed by those intent on profiting from the blood of Biafrans.
In yet another remarkable act of responsibility, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu invited Benjamin Madubugwu, his former co-acussed and cellmate in Kuje (2015–2017), to visit him at the DSS dungeon. The purpose of that visit was simple: to deliver a personal message to Biafrans, declaring that no Igbo person had a hand in his abduction and rendition, and that all forms of criminality in the name of Biafra are evil and unacceptable.
That message—like every other instruction from our leader—was deliberately ignored by these impostors and opportunists.

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝙕𝙄 𝙉𝙉𝘼𝙈𝘿𝙄 𝙆𝘼𝙉𝙐 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝘽𝙄𝘿𝙎 — 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙑𝙄𝙊𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝘽𝙔 𝘼 𝘾𝙊𝙒𝘼𝙍𝘿 𝙄𝙉 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙎𝙄𝙉𝙆𝙄
Let the records reflect that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu publicly forbade the following acts, all of which were later carried out by the cowardly fraudster now desperately seeking attention:

No Biafran should form a government in exile.
No Biafran should form an army or armed group.
No Biafran currency should be printed or sold.
No Biafra identity card should be created.
No Biafran passport should be printed or circulated.
Yet this Helsinki-based attention-seeker, lacking discipline or ideological clarity, violated every single one of these directives while claiming to “fight” for Biafra. Biafra is not a fantasy. It is not a YouTube show. It is not a plaything for criminals and cowards who find joy in extorting their own people.

How can any sane person declare a “government” in a barbing salon in Helsinki without the consent of the people? Is this how revolutions are led? Is this what Biafran republicanism has been reduced to?

𝘽𝙇𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙊𝙉 𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙃𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙎 — 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙊𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝙄𝙏
The man being falsely compared to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu once boasted openly that he killed Ikechukwu Ugwuoha, the IPOB Biafraland Coordinator. Who does that? What manner of beast celebrates the killing of fellow Biafrans? That some gullible followers still fawn over such a coward is the greatest disappointment to our leader and all those who gave their lives for Biafra.

𝙄𝙋𝙊𝘽 𝙍𝙀𝙈𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙎 𝙒𝙃𝙄𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉 𝙒𝙃𝙄𝙏𝙀 — 𝘾𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙉𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉 𝘾𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙉
Let it be known to all that IPOB has nothing to do with the so-called “Biafra Government in Exile.” We are not part of that criminal syndicate. We do not endorse or recognize it. We do not kill, extort, or run rackets in the name of Biafra.

The inability of the Nigerian state to sustain any legitimate charge against our leader, despite multiple amendments and desperate media propaganda, is proof of the purity of our struggle and the discipline of our leadership. The Kenyan High Court has already declared his abduction unconstitutional. And despite all the torture and manipulation, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains unbroken—because he is fighting a just cause.

Let the world understand that when the dust settles, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shall speak again, and the enemies within and without shall be exposed.

Biafra is not a hustle. Biafra is not for cowards. Biafra is not content for clicks.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.

Biafra Radio || ©️2025

08/07/2025

𝙐𝙈𝘼𝙃𝙄’𝙎 𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙄𝙈 𝙊𝙁 “𝙉𝙀𝙂𝙊𝙏𝙄𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉” 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙆𝘼𝙉𝙐’𝙎 𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀: 𝘼 𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙀 𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙈 𝙄𝙋𝙊𝘽

8th July 2025.

The attention of the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been drawn to the reckless and contemptuous utterances of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, who claimed that negotiations are ongoing for the release of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This laughable propaganda, obviously orchestrated by the same oppressive government that criminally abducted and extraordinarily renditioned him from Kenya, is nothing short of an insult—both to his person and to the millions of Biafrans whose hopes he embodies.

Let it be made abundantly and unequivocally clear:
There is no negotiation whatsoever that involves Mazi Nnamdi Kanu accepting any so-called “conditions” from the Nigerian government. None. Absolutely none.

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not a political mercenary. He is not a job seeker. He is not a saboteur looking for rehabilitation. He is a freedom fighter whose only “condition” is this: A UN-supervised referendum or plebiscite for the people of Biafra to determine their future. That is the only acceptable platform for any discussion—not some half-baked “negotiations” being peddled in the media by political errand boys.

Let the world remember:

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been detained illegally for nearly seven years, five of which have been in solitary confinement, enduring inhumane conditions in the DSS dungeon.
He lost his parents, both of whom were laid to rest amid military invasion and trauma.
He has suffered torture, physical abuse, and humiliation—all for daring to speak truth to power and demand justice for his people.
He has been subjected to multiple amended charges, secret trials, and judicial terrorism, and yet he remains unbroken.
What makes any rational person think such a man—who has sacrificed everything—will now grovel for release under ridiculous “conditions”? If Mazi Nnamdi Kanu were amenable to compromise or cowardice, he would have bowed years ago. The very idea of attaching “conditions” to his release is a grotesque insult to the memory of those who have died, to his lifelong conviction, and to the cause of Biafra.

Let us also remind Nigeria and her stooges that Simon Ekpa, who once arrogated to himself some phantom “Biafran government in exile,” publicly recanted in a Finnish court, where he admitted he is no longer a “Prime Minister” but just a content creator. This speaks volumes about who is truly committed to the cause and who is in it for clout and chaos.

Let it be stated in thunder:
No Jupiter, no mortal, no regime—no matter how brutal or deceptive—can make Mazi Nnamdi Kanu drop the agitation for Biafra. His blood, bones, and spirit are intertwined with the Biafran cause. He is a generational figure—a man who comes once in a thousand years. Any hope that he will abandon the struggle is delusional.

We therefore warn David Umahi and his ilk to desist from peddling lies and false hopes. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom is non-negotiable and must be based on justice, not manipulation. And the only path forward is a referendum, supervised by the United Nations—nothing more, nothing less.

The Nigerian state is compounding its own crisis by detaining Mazi Nnamdi Kanu illegally. Let them be reminded that continued injustice only breeds resistance.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.

Biafra Radio ||©️2025

05/07/2025

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒊𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂, 𝑵𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒅𝒊 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒖, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝑫𝑺𝑺, 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒃𝒖𝒋𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 4 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝑮 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑴𝑵𝑲 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔.

©️Biafra Radio ||２０２５

30/06/2025

𝙆𝙚𝙣𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙉𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙙𝙞 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙪’𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 – 𝙄𝙋𝙊𝘽 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙮𝙚𝙧

ABUJA — The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the Nigerian government to review the ongoing trial of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, following a recent judgment by the High Court of Kenya, which found that his arrest and transfer from Kenya to Nigeria in 2021 breached international legal norms and constitutional protections.

In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Barrister Onyedikachi Ifedi, Director of Legal Affairs, Research and Global Communications for IPOB, the group praised the Kenyan court’s ruling as a significant development in what it described as a legal process that deserves fresh scrutiny.

According to IPOB, the Kenyan court found that the events surrounding Kanu’s return to Nigeria did not follow due legal procedure, including the absence of a formal extradition hearing. The group argues that this raises questions about the jurisdictional foundation of Kanu’s trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

IPOB referenced Section 2(3)(f)(ii) of Nigeria’s Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which includes, under certain conditions, unlawful cross-border transfers in violation of treaties as serious offenses. The group contends that Nigerian courts should take the Kenyan ruling into account as they assess the broader legal implications of the case.

Additionally, IPOB pointed to Article 12(4) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which stipulates that no person legally residing in a country may be expelled except through a process consistent with the law.

The group urged Justice James Omotosho, who is currently presiding over Kanu’s trial in Abuja, to invite submissions from both parties regarding the impact of the Kenyan judgment on the ongoing proceedings.

“This is not about political considerations but about upholding constitutional safeguards and respecting international legal obligations,” the statement said.

While reiterating its long-standing position that Kanu’s rights were violated, IPOB called for judicial reflection rather than confrontation, encouraging the courts and government institutions to handle the matter with transparency and fairness.

The group also called on the federal government to consider past court rulings related to Kanu’s detention, including one from the Federal High Court in Umuahia, and to engage diplomatically and legally with all relevant international partners.

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in 2021 and brought to Nigeria from Kenya. Since then, his detention and trial have sparked legal and political debate both within and outside Nigeria. The recent ruling from a Kenyan court, which addressed the process of his arrest and transfer, has added new dimensions to the ongoing case.

IPOB reacts as Kenyan court declares Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, extradition illegal
IPOB expresses deep appreciation to supporters, legal team as Kanu’s trial enters decisive phase

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the Nigerian government to review the ongoing trial of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, following a recent judgment by the High Court of Kenya, which found that his arrest and transfer from Kenya to Nigeria in 2021 breached international legal norms....

30/06/2025

𝑲𝑬𝑵𝒀𝑨𝑵 𝑯𝑰𝑮𝑯 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑻 𝑯𝑨𝑺 𝑺𝑷𝑶𝑲𝑬𝑵: 𝑴𝑨𝒁𝑰 𝑵𝑵𝑨𝑴𝑫𝑰 𝑲𝑨𝑵𝑼'𝑺 𝑶𝑵𝑮𝑶𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑴 𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑰𝑺 𝑨 𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑳 𝑫𝑰𝑺𝑮𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑨𝑵 𝑨𝑪𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑹𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑴 𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑵 𝑳𝑨𝑾

The Directorate of Legal Affairs, Research and Global Communications of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wishes to commend the High Court of Kenya for its landmark ruling that declared the abduction, detention, and forcible transfer of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria as a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights, including the right to liberty, fair hearing, and due process of law, as guaranteed under both the Kenyan and Nigerian Constitutions, as well as international legal instruments to which Nigeria is a signatory.

This ruling is not merely a vindication of Mazi Kanu’s long-standing position. It is a direct judicial indictment of the lawlessness perpetuated by the Nigerian government under the watch of former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, who supervised this international criminal operation that now exposes Nigeria to multiple counts of treaty violations, state-sponsored terrorism, and grave human rights abuses.

Now that a competent court in Kenya—the territory from which Mazi Kanu was abducted—has issued a reasoned, courageous, and unambiguous judgment, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja can no longer pretend that the question of illegal rendition is irrelevant. In fact, by virtue of the Nigerian Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022, His Lordship Justice James Omotosho is under a legal obligation to inquire into the jurisdictional propriety of the trial, including whether the foundation of this entire case is tainted by illegality.

Indeed, Section 2(3)(f)(ii) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 provides verbatim as follows:

“An act which deliberately—(f) violates the provisions of any international treaty or resolution to which Nigeria is a party, subject to the provisions of section 12(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999—(ii) by unlawfully seizing, kidnapping or abducting any person… shall be regarded as an act of terrorism under this Act.”

This provision is clear, unambiguous, and devastating in its implication: any Nigerian official—civilian or military—involved in the abduction of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya has, by operation of Nigerian law, committed an act of terrorism.

Furthermore, Article 12(4) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which is binding on Nigeria and domesticated as part of Nigerian law, provides:

“A non-national legally admitted in a territory of a State Party to the present Charter may only be expelled from it by virtue of a decision taken in accordance with the law.”

No such decision was ever made by any court in Kenya. No extradition hearing was ever conducted. Mazi Kanu was blindfolded, tortured, and bundled onto a private jet in Nairobi, in a criminal enterprise more akin to Cold War-era renditions than anything permitted under contemporary African or international law.

This is a matter that goes beyond mere legal technicality. The abduction of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a constitutional desecration, a betrayal of international obligations, and—now under the Terrorism Act 2022—an indictable offense.

In view of the above, Justice James Omotosho must now act suo motu, in accordance with his oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, by inviting both the prosecution and the defence to address the court on the implications of the Kenyan judgment and the applicability of Section 2(3)(f)(ii) of the Terrorism Act.

Let it be clearly stated to Nigerians, and to the international community, that any court in Nigeria proceeding to try Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in defiance of the due process clause of extradition law, and in willful disregard of treaty obligations, is not only violating the Constitution—it is aiding and abetting terrorism.

Those hoping to circumvent Nigeria’s own laws should note carefully: the Terrorism Act 2022 defines the trial of a person illegally abducted in breach of an international treaty as terrorism itself. In other words, every sitting of the court that proceeds without first curing the foundational illegality of this rendition is itself an unlawful act.

This is the shame and disgrace that Abubakar Malami—and those who continue to defend his illegalities—have brought upon the Nigerian state. A trial built on illegality is itself illegal. A court that closes its eyes to jurisdictional abuse loses moral and legal legitimacy.

In the interest of law, reason, and international respectability, we urge the Nigerian Government to abandon this sham prosecution and take steps to comply with the judgments of the Federal High Court Umuahia Division and High Court of Kenya. The world is watching. The law is clear. The time for pretense is over.

Justice must begin with an acknowledgment of wrongdoing. Nigeria must release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and terminate this trial forthwith, or risk being permanently stained as a rogue state that has criminalized its own Constitution.

Signed:
Barrister Onyedikachi Ifedi
Director, Legal Affairs, Research and Global Communications
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
29 June 2025