Biafra Alpha-Power Media Int’l - BackUp

23/07/2025

𝑰𝑷𝑶𝑩 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑺 𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬
𝑫𝑨𝑻𝑬: 𝑱𝑼𝑳𝒀 22, 2025

𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙀 𝙀𝙈𝙈𝘼 𝙋𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙍𝙁𝙐𝙇
𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙆𝙀𝙎𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙄𝙂𝙀𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙎 𝙋𝙀𝙊𝙋𝙇𝙀 𝙊𝙁 𝘽𝙄𝘼𝙁𝙍𝘼 (𝙄𝙋𝙊𝘽)

• 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑪𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑯𝑨𝑺 𝑪𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑨𝑷𝑺𝑬𝑫: 𝑾𝑯𝒀 𝑴𝑨𝒁𝑰 𝑵𝑵𝑨𝑴𝑫𝑰 𝑲𝑨𝑵𝑼 𝑯𝑨𝑺 𝑵𝑶 𝑪𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑨𝑵𝑺𝑾𝑬𝑹

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wishes to draw the attention of the Nigerian public, the international community, and all institutions of conscience to the watershed legal reply filed on July 14, 2025, by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, in defence of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This Reply on Points of Law was issued in response to the prosecution’s feeble opposition to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s No-Case Submission. Its content is a devastating legal rebuke of the persecution that has masqueraded for too long as prosecution.

The legal argument advanced by Chief Agabi SAN and the team of Senior Advocates stands on solid constitutional and evidentiary footing. It demonstrates beyond question that the Federal Government has utterly failed to establish even a prima facie case against our leader. The prosecution’s case, led by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, is exposed as hollow, unprovable, and offensive to the principles of criminal justice.

Let the records reflect the following:

1. 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝑨𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒂𝒘
The Reply shows that the prosecution failed to answer several critical arguments—such as the absence of victims, lack of forensic authentication, and hearsay nature of all witness testimonies. In law, these omissions amount to an admission. The Federal Government, by its own silence, has conceded that it has no evidence tying Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to any crime.

2. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑵𝒐 𝑬𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝑬𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔
The only “evidence” the prosecution relies on are edited, unverified audio clips. Not a single person testified to being incited by any alleged broadcast. No forensic analyst was brought. No unedited source was presented. This is not evidence—it is propaganda. It is illegal, unconstitutional, and must be rejected.

3. 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚
Count 7 of the charge absurdly claims that Mazi Kanu imported a transmitter. But no importation documents were tendered. No date, no shipping manifest, no clearing agent, no port of entry was presented. The prosecution failed to provide anything resembling proof. It is nothing but fabricated fiction.

4. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒇
By asking the Defendant to explain his own alleged words, the prosecution seeks to shift the burden of proof. This is contrary to Section 36(5) of the Constitution, which guarantees the presumption of innocence. No Nigerian court should accept such lawless reasoning. The burden lies solely on the government to prove guilt, not on our leader to prove his innocence.

5. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑰𝒔 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕
The prosecution even attempted to change the law under which one of the charges was filed—after the trial had commenced! This is unheard of. The law is clear: the court has no jurisdiction to try a charge that is vague, contradictory, or improperly filed. All seven counts suffer from these fatal defects.

6. 𝑵𝒐 𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒔, 𝑵𝒐 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝑵𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆
Despite the gravity of the accusations, not a single victim was produced. Not one Nigerian came forward to say, "I was harmed because of Kanu’s broadcasts." The law demands proof beyond doubt. What the prosecution has offered is mere conjecture—dressed in emotion but devoid of fact.

𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵: 𝑶𝑴𝑶𝑻𝑶𝑺𝑯𝑶 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝑬𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑶𝑭 𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮
The case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is no longer just weak—it is non-existent. It is held together only by political vengeance and the refusal of the Nigerian state to admit that it erred.

IPOB calls on the Honourable Justice Omotosho to discharge his sacred duty. The world is watching. The Nigerian judiciary is on trial just as much as our leader. This is the moment to rise above executive pressure and affirm what the law already makes clear:

There is no case to answer. There is nothing to defend. There must be an acquittal.

We urge the media, civil society, diplomatic missions, and all lovers of justice to study the Reply on Points of Law. History will remember where everyone stood when justice cried out to be done.

ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴇᴍᴍᴀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇꜱᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ/ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄɪᴛʏ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛᴀʀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴘᴏʙ.

20/07/2025

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙀𝙍𝙄𝘼𝙉 𝙈𝙀𝘿𝙄𝘼’𝙎 𝘽𝙄𝘼𝙎 𝙄𝙉 𝙉𝙉𝘼𝙈𝘿𝙄 𝙆𝘼𝙉𝙐’𝙎 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘼𝙇 𝙄𝙎 𝘼 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝙂𝙍𝘼𝘾𝙀

The Directorate of Legal Affairs, Research and Global Communications condemns in the strongest terms the calculated and cowardly silence of the Nigerian press in refusing to report the brilliant, fact-based and legally devastating arguments presented today in open court by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, in defence of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

While Agabi’s submission – anchored on the glaring lack of evidence, due process violations, and fundamental constitutional protections – laid bare the hollowness of the federal government’s case, the media instead chose to regurgitate sensational and unfounded propaganda spewed by the prosecution. This is not journalism. This is complicity in injustice.

𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺 𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑵 𝑱𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑵𝑨𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑺 𝑹𝑬𝑭𝑼𝑺𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑨𝑺𝑲

We ask our so-called “journalists”:

Where is the list of the over 170 security officers the FG claims were killed as a result of Mazi Kanu’s broadcasts?
Who are the families of these alleged victims? Why have they not testified in court?
Which individual has claimed, under oath, that they heard Mazi Kanu and then committed violence as a result of his broadcasts?
Who issued the unsigned, unauthenticated death certificates the DSS tried to smuggle into evidence?
Where is the forensic pathologist or investigator linking any death to IPOB or Mazi Kanu?
None exists. Not one person has testified in court that their loved one was killed due to Mazi Kanu. Not one. The entire case is a fabrication built on hearsay, anonymous security memos, and doctored DSS exhibits.

And yet the press remains mute.

𝑨𝑮𝑨𝑩𝑰 𝑺𝑷𝑶𝑲𝑬 𝑭𝑰𝑹𝑺𝑻. 𝑾𝑯𝒀 𝑫𝑰𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑶𝑵𝑳𝒀 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹 𝑨𝑾𝑶𝑴𝑶𝑳𝑶?

Chief Kanu Agabi SAN, former Attorney General of the Federation, addressed the court first today. His submission was clear, authoritative, and rooted in law and reason. He exposed the government's case for what it is: empty noise.

Why then did the media houses all pretend that only the prosecution spoke?

Why was there total silence on Agabi’s fundamental arguments that:

Self-determination is not a crime;
No Nigerian law criminalizes calling for Biafra;
Free speech, even harsh or fiery speech, is not terrorism;
No evidence links Mazi Kanu’s utterances to violence;
No lawful investigation was conducted under the Terrorism Prevention Act.
Instead, the media gave uncritical oxygen to laughable claims that because Mazi Kanu said “the world will stand still,” Nigeria must imprison him. Since when did hyperbole become terrorism? If so, when will government officials who have made similar or worse threats be charged?

𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑰𝑺 𝑾𝑯𝒀 𝑩𝑰𝑨𝑭𝑹𝑨 𝑨𝑮𝑰𝑻𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑺

The shameless media bias in this case is not just irresponsible – it is dangerous. It proves what IPOB has long maintained: that Nigeria is a place where truth is suppressed, and injustice is not only normalised but celebrated.

This is why the people of Biafra seek to leave a system that tramples on justice, mocks due process, and deploys its media as a weapon of political warfare.

When courts become theatres of spectacle, and the press becomes a ministry of propaganda, the people will look elsewhere for justice. That is what is happening.

𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑬𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑬𝑫𝑰𝑨

We dare every media house in Nigeria to publish verbatim what Kanu Agabi SAN told the court today.

We challenge you to report:

That all five prosecution witnesses were DSS agents.
That none of them tendered direct evidence of violence caused by Mazi Kanu.
That the “evidence” they submitted consisted of unsigned, unauthenticated documents.
That no victim, no investigator, no family member, no forensic expert testified in support of the government’s claims.
You claim to report facts. Then do it. Publish Agabi’s submission in full.

𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵: 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑷𝑨𝑮𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑨 𝑰𝑺 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑶𝑭

Let the world take note: what is happening in Abuja is not a fair trial, but a trial by media distortion and government fiction.

We remind all Nigerians and the international community: well-scripted propaganda cannot replace facts, evidence, or the rule of law. The federal government’s case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is legally unsustainable, morally bankrupt, and politically vindictive.

Let the media do their job—or history will remember them as enablers of tyranny.

𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒅:

Onyedikachi Ifedi, Esq.

𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒇𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒔, 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔
𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒊𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂 (𝑰𝑷𝑶𝑩)
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)

18/07/2025

𝑱𝑼𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑬 𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝑩𝑬 𝑨𝑩𝑫𝑼𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑫: 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑳𝑫 𝑰𝑺 𝑾𝑨𝑻𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑶𝑴𝑶𝑻𝑶𝑺𝑯𝑶’𝑺 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑻

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the wider community of conscious Nigerians have always maintained an unwavering respect for the judiciary as the last hope of the common man. We understand, perhaps more than many, the critical importance of allowing courts to reach decisions grounded in law and fact, based strictly on issues canvassed in open court and supported by the record.

However, at this pivotal juncture in the political and legal persecution of our Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, it is necessary to remind the bench—particularly the Honourable Court of Justice Omotosho—that the world is watching. With the recent courageous judgment of the Kenyan High Court declaring Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s abduction and extraordinary rendition illegal under Kenyan and international law, there is now a renewed global spotlight on how this case is being conducted in Nigeria.

The elephant in the room, which the Federal Government and its legal agents desperately avoid addressing, is this: how did Mazi Nnamdi Kanu come to be before a Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged offences purportedly committed in the United Kingdom and Kenya? The fundamental doctrine of Double Criminality—enshrined in Section 76(1)(d)(iii) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022—strips this court of jurisdiction unless the Nigerian government can establish, through the competent court in Kenya, that the said offences are also crimes under Kenyan law. This is the legal threshold that must be crossed before Justice Omotosho can even contemplate entertaining the substance of the so-called charges.

Instead, we are confronted with a judicial absurdity, one that calls into question the integrity of Nigeria’s legal system: a man abducted at gunpoint, tortured, and smuggled into Nigeria in blatant violation of local and international law is now expected to answer to charges before a court that refuses to ask the only question that matters—by what law and process did he get here?

The attempt to lean on the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling, which remitted the matter to the High Court, is a constitutional dead end. The Nigerian public and international legal community must now ask: On what Nigerian law did those Justices base their decision that condones cross-border criminal abduction and torture? None. The truth is, no law in Nigeria supports abduction from foreign jurisdictions and forced presentation before a court without recourse to extradition or the satisfaction of the double criminality requirement.

Let us remind this nation of the case of Mohammed Dikko, kidnapped from Niger Republic and renditioned to Nigeria in violation of due process. In a ruling that still stands as a locus classicus, the Supreme Court of Nigeria held that no one should be kidnapped abroad and brought before a Nigerian court to face trial. It is astonishing that Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal, in his lead judgment, claimed no such law exists—ignoring both precedent and the black letter of Section 76 of the 2022 Terrorism Act. Are we now to conclude that the Nigerian Supreme Court no longer reads its own judgments? Or that it has abdicated its duty to uphold the Constitution and international legal norms?

The answer is clear: this trial is built on nothing but lawlessness. And as Lord Denning famously said, "You cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stand." If the Nigerian government cannot produce a Kenyan court ruling confirming that the alleged offences are indeed crimes in Kenya, then Justice Omotosho’s court has no jurisdiction and must decline to proceed further.

We are not unaware of the pressure the State may attempt to exert on this Honourable Court. But let it be said clearly and without equivocation: if this travesty of justice continues, the same international infamy that dogs the name of Justice Binta Nyako shall now stain the court of Justice Omotosho—a fate nobody desires, for we recognize Justice Omotosho as a fair and learned judge. But fairness must be rooted in courage and fidelity to the law.

The question to the Nigerian bench and bar is this: Can illegality give birth to legality? Can abduction, torture, and rendition produce a lawful trial? Can the Nigerian judiciary continue to break its own laws just to silence one man?

There is only one lawful outcome: Terminate this politically motivated trial and release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu immediately. Anything less is a miscarriage of justice, a breach of international law, and a stain on the robe of the judiciary.

𝑺𝑰𝑮𝑵𝑬𝑫,

Emma Powerful

𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏/𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝑷𝑶𝑩
𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆: 17 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 2025

14/07/2025

𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑺 𝑹𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬

14𝒕𝒉 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 2025

𝙈𝘼𝙕𝙄 𝙉𝙉𝘼𝙈𝘿𝙄 𝙆𝘼𝙉𝙐 𝙑𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝘼𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝙆 𝙁𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙎: 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙀𝘾𝙔 𝙁𝙐𝙇𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙀𝘿 𝙏𝙒𝙊 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙎 𝘼𝙁𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝘽𝙐𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙄’𝙎 𝙀𝙓𝙄𝙏

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the leadership of our incarcerated prophet and liberator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wishes to formally acknowledge what the Nigerian state, after years of elaborate deceit, finally admitted through its perennial loudspeaker, Garba Shehu—that the man paraded as Muhammadu Buhari has indeed passed away. We only ask: which one of them exactly?

Recall that in 2017, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu—long before he was kidnapped, tortured, and illegally renditioned—declared without equivocation that Muhammadu Buhari died in 2017 in a London hospital and that what was being paraded thereafter was an imposter. That was the reason why the then APC government led by the late Abba Kyari and Abubakar Malami launched Operation Python Dance to kill Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. He called the secrecy surrounding the demise of Buhari in 2017 as a monumental fraud—a national masquerade—and was laughed at, vilified, mocked by rented saboteurs, and even called mad by supposed intellectuals who could barely pass a simple facial recognition test.

Now, precisely two years after the expiration of the second term of “Buhari”, as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu predicted, the truth has stumbled in wearing boots: Nigerians are only now being told that “Buhari is dead.” How convenient.

Let us be clear: the world owes Mazi Nnamdi Kanu an apology, not just for doubting him, but for persecuting him for telling a truth their cowardice could not stomach. A truth so potent it terrified A*o Rock more than any armed rebellion ever could.

We ask: who signed billions in his name? Who travelled abroad to negotiate arms deals and treaties? Who contested in 2019? Who was re-inaugurated in 2019 and moved around with a different ear structure and signature? Is Nigeria now ready to prosecute itself for the crime of mass deception?

Nigerians were not only lied to—they were criminally defrauded by their own government. Elections were conducted in the name of a man who, by their own admissions, was no longer alive. This is no longer a constitutional crisis. It is a national hoax of historic proportions. In saner climes, heads would roll. In Nigeria, it is business as usual. Garba Shehu has confessed. Where is the DSS?

To those who mocked Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, today is a good day to bow your heads in shame and seek forgiveness—not from us, but from the truth you tried so hard to bury. The Oracle of the Most High God whom you called a madman has been vindicated by the very system that conspired to silence him.

If you see Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, stand up. Because you are in the presence of a man whose courage to speak the truth has now become divine revelation.

Nigeria, the mask has finally slipped. What will you do now?

𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒅:
Comrade Emma Powerful
𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏/𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝑷𝑶𝑩

12/07/2025

𝔻𝔸𝕍𝔼 𝕌𝕄𝔸ℍ𝕀 𝔻𝕆𝔼𝕊 ℕ𝕆𝕋 𝕊ℙ𝔼𝔸𝕂 𝔽𝕆ℝ ℕ𝔻𝕀𝔾𝔹𝕆: 𝕄𝔸ℤ𝕀 ℕℕ𝔸𝕄𝔻𝕀 𝕂𝔸ℕ𝕌’𝕊 𝔽ℝ𝔼𝔼𝔻𝕆𝕄 𝕀𝕊 ℕ𝕆𝕋 ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕀𝕋𝕀ℂ𝔸𝕃 𝔹𝔸ℝ𝔾𝔸𝕀ℕ𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℂℍ𝕀ℙ

It has come to our attention through various news outlets, particularly a report published by Daily Post Nigeria on 5th July 2025, that the Minister of Works, Mr. Dave Umahi, has made a deeply offensive and politically misguided statement to the effect that the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu should not be tied to political support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 elections.

Let it be stated in unequivocal terms: Dave Umahi does not speak for Ndigbo. He speaks only for himself and the selfish collection of political opportunists that have, for decades, traded the blood, dignity, and future of their own people for personal advancement and crumbs from A*o Rock.

The issue of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s continued illegal detention is not a matter for political negotiations or electoral permutations. It is a matter of justice, law, and fundamental human rights. The Court of Appeal of Nigeria, in October 2022, clearly discharged and acquitted Kanu of all charges and declared his extraordinary rendition from Kenya as unlawful. The Kenyan High Court, in a landmark judgment on 24th June 2025, affirmed that Kanu’s abduction, torture, and illegal transfer to Nigeria violated international law and the African Charter. A Federal High Court of Nigeria held same. That a Nigerian minister would still speak as though Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s fate is negotiable is not only a disgrace—it is a betrayal.

For Dave Umahi to suggest that the political support of Ndigbo in 2027 is in any way conditional on Kanu’s release reveals either an unforgivable ignorance of public sentiment in the South East or a wilful attempt to whitewash the grave injustice done to the Igbo people. Tinubu and APC will face the consequences of the lengthy detention of Kanu without trial and for ignoring court orders that mandated his release.

Let it be known:

Dave Umahi cannot convene a genuine gathering of Igbo sons and daughters without facing total rejection. If he believes otherwise, let him dare to organize a town hall in Enugu, Aba, or Onitsha and see how many people show up voluntarily.

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu commands a following rooted in the deep-seated grievance of a people marginalized, violated, and silenced by a dishonest federation. To compare or reduce him to a political bargaining chip is an insult to the collective pain and resilience of Ndigbo and Biafrans all over the world. Dave Umahi and his ilk are inconsequential Abuja rent boys and they will be shocked come 2027.

The likes of Dave Umahi, who change allegiance depending on who occupies A*o Rock, are not leaders. They are errand boys. If Satan were to assume the presidency tomorrow, these men would be the first to praise him so long as it secures them a ministerial portfolio.

This moment calls for courage, not cowardice; honour, not servility. Kanu’s release is not a gift to be given in exchange for votes. It is a legal, moral, and constitutional obligation.

The sooner people like Dave Umahi realize that the Igbo nation is no longer beholden to the politics of crumbs, the better for their own fading relevance.

Ndigbo are watching. The world is watching. And history will not be kind to traitors.

Signed:
Chijioke Nwachukwu
Public Affairs Commentator & Advocate for Justice

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.

09/07/2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙗𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖'𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩: 𝘼 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙪'𝙨 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙒𝙞𝙠𝙚

● 𝑩𝒚 𝑰𝒌𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒌𝒘𝒖 𝑩𝒊𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂 | 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 9, 2025

In the aftermath of the tragic events that unfolded in Obigbo, Rivers State, in late 2020, Nigeria was forced once again to confront the fault lines of its national identity, the integrity of its institutions, and the conscience of its press.

Among the many moments that defined this painful chapter was a 2021 interview between veteran journalist Dele Momodu and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The conversation, which aired at a time of heightened national tension, offered a rare, unfiltered insight into what IPOB described as a deliberate and deadly crackdown on the Igbo population in Rivers State — an operation Kanu alleged was orchestrated by then-Governor Nyesom Wike under the pretext of security enforcement.

During the interview, Kanu accused Governor Wike of launching a campaign of violence in Igbo-majority areas such as Obigbo, under a controversial ‘state of emergency.’ He claimed that military forces, allegedly deployed under federal orders, carried out house-to-house raids, targeting and arresting civilians based on ethnicity. Some, he said, were transported to distant prisons in northern Nigeria where they were subjected to routine torture, denied access to food and medical care, and stripped of basic legal protections.

Kanu further alleged that this operation was politically motivated — a deal struck between Wike and elements of the northern political elite in exchange for future political favors. He branded Wike a “little Hitler” and accused the governor of trading human lives for political ambition.

Following the viral spread of that interview, and the backlash it sparked, Governor Wike extended an invitation to Dele Momodu and his media team. What followed, according to critics and observers, was a media pivot that many have since questioned — not for its access, but for its silence.

Momodu, once seen as a forthright voice in Nigerian journalism, appeared to undergo a rapid transformation. His visit to Rivers State was marked by lavish hospitality, which included state-sponsored meals, entertainment, and what some described as a carefully curated public relations tour. In the days and weeks that followed, Momodu’s platforms were awash with glowing portrayals of Wike’s infrastructural achievements, with little or no mention of the serious allegations Kanu had raised.

This shift did not go unnoticed. Among pro-Biafran circles and sections of the Igbo public, it was viewed as a betrayal — an abdication of the journalist’s sacred duty to speak truth to power. Kanu himself later criticized what he saw as the commodification of journalistic ethics, once stating, “The problem of Nigeria is the Ibadan expressway brown-envelope journalist — once you feed them, they testify to the goodness of the devil.”

To be fair, journalists walk a perilous path in Nigeria. The terrain is riddled with threats — legal, physical, financial. But that reality does not absolve the profession of its responsibility to the truth, particularly in moments of national tragedy.

Dele Momodu's post-interview trajectory, as alleged by his critics, raises uncomfortable questions: What becomes of truth when it competes with comfort? Can a journalist bear witness to atrocity and then choose silence, simply because he has dined with the accused?

Governor Wike has consistently denied allegations of ethnic targeting and has portrayed his administration as committed to law, order, and development. Yet the events in Obigbo remain unresolved, with many victims’ families still searching for answers — and justice.

As the political tides turn and alliances shift once more, it appears that the same forces that once embraced Dele Momodu may now be distancing themselves. The irony is not lost on observers.

In the end, journalism, at its core, is not about feasting at the table of power. It is about standing in the gaps — between the oppressed and their oppressors, between truth and propaganda, between history and revision.

Obigbo is not just a place. It is a symbol — of what happens when the powerful go unchallenged, and when the press forgets whose side it is supposed to be on.

Ikechukwu Biafra...✍️🏽
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09/07/2025

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.

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