IPOB Johannesburg Zone, South Africa

09/11/2025

PUBLIC BRIEFING NOTE

FRN v. MAZI NNAMDI KANU
Federal High Court, Abuja – Hon. Justice James Omotosho
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

KANU HAS NO VALID LIVING OR EXTANT CHARGE AGAINST HIM.

NONE. ZERO. NULLITY.

THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET IS A LEGAL CO**SE — REPEALED, NON-EXISTENT, AND UNAMENDED IN OPEN DEFIANCE OF A SUPREME COURT ORDER.

That is not opinion.
That is black-letter law.
That is Section 36(12) CFRN 1999.
That is the Supreme Court judgment of 15 December 2023.
That is the truth the judge refused to acknowledge today.

PLAIN ENGLISH: WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN COURT – WITH REAL EXCHANGES

Kanu appeared in court, stood up, and represented himself. The courtroom was full, tense, and expectant.

1. Kanu: “My Lord, there is no charge before this court.”

Kanu immediately adopted his Motion on Notice filed on 30 October 2025, and said:

“My Lord, this court lacks jurisdiction. There is no charge against me that exists in any current Nigerian statute. I ask that the court strikes it out today.”

He requested a ruling immediately.

2. Judge refuses to rule, calls the application “not final.”

Justice Omotosho responded:

“This is not a final address. The court will take your motion at the appropriate stage.”

Kanu replied firmly:

“Jurisdiction is taken first, My Lord. Without a charge, there can be no stage.”

3. Kanu reads the Supreme Court judgment aloud in court

Kanu opened the certified judgment of the Supreme Court (15 Dec 2023) and read the famous paragraph of Garba JSC:

“Count 15 does not exist in the body of Nigerian laws. It is unknown to our law. The prosecution must amend it.”

He looked directly at the prosecution bench:

“You were ordered to amend it. You disobeyed. Yet you forced me to plead to a count that does NOT exist. That alone nullifies this entire proceeding.”

4. Prosecution caught flat-footed – no law cited

Kanu turned to Awomolo, SAN:

“Learned Silk, please tell this court the extant written law I allegedly broke.”

Awomolo SAN paused, shuffled his papers, and remained silent.
The court gallery murmured.

Kanu repeated slowly:

“Just one law. The name, section, and statute in force today.”

Still no answer.

5. Kanu invokes Section 36(12) – the constitutional kill-switch

Kanu:

“Section 36(12) is clear. No person shall be tried or convicted for any offence not defined in a written law. No written law = no offence = no charge = no trial = no detention. I should not be here, My Lord.”

Judge Omotosho replied:

“That provision applies at the point of conviction, not trial.”

Kanu shot back instantly:

“My Lord, respectfully, that is wrong. The moment the law dies, jurisdiction dies. The trial cannot begin. It is a nullity ab initio.”

6. Kanu cites global case law

Kanu raised his voice slightly and cited Lord Camden’s historic ruling in Entick v. Carrington (1765):

“If the offence is not found in our law books, it is not law.”

He added:

“My Lord must take judicial notice of the repeal. That is the Evidence Act, Section 122.”

Judge did not respond to the legal point.

7. Court tries to force defence to begin

Justice Omotosho:

“Mr. Kanu, are you ready to open your defence or not?”

Kanu:

“I will open my defence now — this minute — if you show me the extant law under which I am charged.”

Court fell silent.

8. Awomolo SAN attempts an attack — and fails

Awomolo SAN rose:

“He is wasting the time of the court. He should proceed to his defence.”

Kanu faced him squarely:

“Senior Advocate, you accuse me of wasting time? Produce the law. If you show it to me, I will enter the dock this second. Let the world hear it.”

Awomolo SAN sat down. Silent.

Observers whisper: “Checkmate.”

9. Kanu accuses the court of denying fair hearing

Kanu:

“This is constructive denial of fair hearing. You refuse to acknowledge the repeal of the law, refuse to obey the Supreme Court, refuse judicial notice. That is persecution, not a trial.”

Court did not challenge the statement.

Adjournment

The court adjourned to:

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
For Kanu to “enter defence or waive it.”

Kanu maintained his position: “No law, no trial.”

THE CHARGE SHEET — OFFICIAL AUTOPSY

Count Law Cited Status of Law Legal Verdict
1–6 Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act 2013 Repealed by TPPA 2022, Section 97 VOID
7 “Criminal Code Cap C45” + CEMA Cap C45 does not exist; Supreme Court ordered amendment — ignored; CEMA repealed 2023 NULLITY
No amendment.
No living law.
No jurisdiction.
No trial.

THE LAW — NO LEGALESE

Section 36(12) CFRN:
If the offence is not written in a valid law, no court can try you.

Aoko v. Fagbemi (1961):
Trying or convicting under a non-existent law = injustice.

Garba v. University of Maiduguri (1986):
Jurisdiction comes first. Without it, the entire trial collapses.

TODAY’S TAKEAWAY — IN ONE TRUTHFUL LINE

Kanu proved the charge is dead.
The court proved it does not want to admit it.

OUR DEMAND — NON-NEGOTIABLE

Obey the Supreme Court: Amend the charge or strike it out.
Respect Section 36(12): No law = immediate release.
End the charade. Free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu now.
Issued by:
Onyedikachi Ifedi, Esq.
Counsel & Public Briefing Lead
Abuja, Nigeria

Compiled from direct courtroom observations, verified press reports, and real-time updates.

09/11/2025

INTERNAL DIRECTIVES TO IPOB FAMILY MEMBERS WORLDWIDE
FROM: COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL, SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR (IPOB)

DATE: 9TH NOVEMBER 2025.

ATTENTION: ALL IPOB FAMILY UNITS, ZONES, COORDINATORS AND MEDIA VOLUNTEERS
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE ON MEDIA PROPAGANDA REGARDING COURT PROCEEDINGS OF ONYENDU MAZI NNAMDI KANU

DEAR IPOB FAMILY MEMBERS WORLDWIDE,

In the coming days, you will see news reports, social media posts, or public statements suggesting that Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu “refused to defend himself” in court. This memo provides clear guidance to help you understand the facts and respond accordingly.

This is important so that our members are not confused by misinformation.

1. Key Question to Ask Anyone Making Claims
If anyone claims that Onyendu has “forfeited his right to defence,” calmly ask them one simple question:

“Please show me the exact written law under which he is being tried.”

If there is no law, there can be no valid trial. Nigerian law requires that every criminal charge must be based on an existing written law.

2. Why This Question Matters
For over two weeks in court, Onyendu repeatedly asked for the written law being used to try him. Justice Omotosho did not provide it.
The Constitution (Section 36(12)) says no person can be convicted unless the offence and penalty are clearly written in a valid law not repealed law.

3. Ask for the Required Approval from Kenya
If anyone argues further, ask them:

“Can you show me the court order or approval from Kenyan court that allowed this charge to be tried in Nigeria?”

Because Onyendu was taken from Kenya, international law and Nigeria’s own law require Kenyan approval for any charges.
This is called the double-criminality rule, and it must be satisfied before trial, not after. Ignorant people don't know this but Onyendu knows.

It is reflected in Section 76(1)(d)(iii) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act (TPPA).

4. About the “Savings Clause” Argument
Some may mention something called a “savings clause” to justify using a repealed law. You only need to know this simple point:

Section 36(12) of the Constitution protects this right. It cannot be removed or reduced by any court or law.

No court can convict Onyendu using a repealed or non-existent law by claiming that a savings clause exist.

5. Why Onyendu Did Not Present a Defence
It is important to understand this clearly:

If Onyendu had presented a defence before the court confirmed that a valid law exists, it would mean accepting the trial as proper.
Doing so could allow a judgment to be entered against him without resolving these constitutional issues.

He chose the lawful and correct path:
A court must show its legal basis before an accused can be required to defend themselves.

6. What Our Members Should Do
Insist they show you the written law. Facts, not emotions.
Do not engage in online arguments unless they show you the law.
Use the four questions above if you must respond.
Justice Omotosho knows that's why he ran from his own court room.
If the person cannot answer the basic question:

“Where is the written law for this charge?”

…the discussion ends there.

7. Final Reminder
Our responsibility is to stay informed and disciplined. Do not let anyone deceive you into thinking Omotosho can convict Onyendu without a subsisting law. To try that will mean the end of Nigerian judiciary as we know it.

We will continue to provide guidance as events unfold.

Thank you for your discipline and steadfastness.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA (IPOB).

16/09/2025

IPOB: Brainwashed Obsession Drives Nigeria’s Futile War to Silence Biafra

The act of devotion and vigorous support for your country is called patriotism. Simply put, patriotism is the downstream of nationalism. Nationalism is the identification and acceptance of your country and the pursuit of her interests. It then follows that a patriot is first a nationalist.

For one to be a patriot and devoted, one must first accept and identify with that nation. For a person to identify with a nation means to possess an interconnectivity with the nation. After all, a nation is nothing more than a large body of people united by common history, culture, language, etc., inhabiting a territory or country.

A nation or country must therefore be fair, just and equitable to the inhabitants. A leadership of a sovereign nation would always strive to be fair, just and equitable to all, regardless of the situation. This is because leadership is a contractual transaction with the citizens. A homegrown leadership that is localized would never subject the citizens to abuse and violence because of the common heritage.

This cannot be said of Nigeria. A country whose government, and security architecture, continues to display and cosplay a colonial behavior is far from being a nation. Surely, if a country’s leadership engages in actions that endangers the safety of the citizens, such a country is not a nationhood. The Nigerian government continues to deliberately and inorganically export terrorism to Biafra land, implement socio-economic policies obnoxious and detrimental to Biafrans (Eastern Nigeria).

Perhaps, this subjugating mentality is due to the brainwash inherited from the colonial era and transferred to successive leadership designed to benefit anyone but the indigenous population. Nigeria, therefore, was never created to serve as anything other than a business outlet to satisfy an extractive value chain. This value chain is sequel to a foreign policy document designating Africa solely as a source of raw material by the colonial beneficiaries that included the United States of America working through proxies such as the United Kingdom (UK).

The Nigerian government has shown nothing but raw brute force in solving the self determination question. A simple issue that a nationalistic government will solve through diplomacy, dialogue and political settlement has witnessed artificial insecurity, enforced disappearance, unprovoked murder of IPOB members in different locations, extraordinary rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu the leader of IPOB, prolonged illegal incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB members, illegal proscription of IPOB, etc.

This is because the colonial enablers of Nigerian government have brainwashed them to obsessively believe that such inhumane and unpatriotic method is best suited for a so called compatriot. How foolish and condescending?

In contrast, the indisputable difference between the Confederation of Sahel States(CSS) of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali is glaring for all to see. The nationalistic and patriotic cohesion between the governments of these nations and their citizens in comparison to the despotic governments under colonial France is a lesson in history. The commitment of citizens towards nation building is spontaneous under present circumstance. This is because there is mutual connection and shared culture.

This is the egregious dichotomy between Biafrans and Nigerians. The division instilled in other indigenous tribes in Nigeria through a colonial construct makes peaceful co-habitation impossible. An average Yoruba or Fulani child, for example, has been trained to hate his Biafran counterpart. This disconnection fuels division and is rooted in colonial brainwashed obsession.

In comparison, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) seeks to restore the sovereign nation of Biafra through a referendum because of deep connection to motherland that is simply a function of patriotic nationalism.

16/09/2025

Nigeria's Double Standards: When Defenders of the People Become the “Terrorists".

By Obuks Baba for IPOB JOHANNESBURG ZONE MEDIA

For too long, the world has watched in silence as the Nigerian state manipulates language, suppresses truth, and crushes the very communities that dare to defend themselves. The reality on the ground is clear: marauding terrorists roam free across Northern Nigeria, massacring villagers, kidnapping children, razing farmlands, and collecting ransoms in broad daylight. Yet the government has chosen to call these killers “bandits”—a harmless-sounding word that deliberately downplays the scale of their atrocities.

When terrorists stormed Kankara in 2020, abducting more than 300 schoolboys in a chilling replay of the Chibok abductions, the government labeled the criminals bandits. When villages in Kaduna, Zamfara, and Sokoto were sacked, women r***d, and entire families burned alive, the government told the media to tone down coverage. The National Broadcasting Commission even banned media houses from airing footage of these crimes. The aim? To mask failure and shield the ruling elite from accountability.

But when communities attempt to rise and defend themselves, the state turns its guns inward. The Nigerian army, which often arrives late to actual terror attacks, never hesitates to swoop down on villages trying to resist annihilation. Young men are rounded up, tortured, and disappeared. Villagers are disarmed, leaving them defenseless before the same “bandits” the government pretends are mere criminals.

And nowhere is this hypocrisy more glaring than in the treatment of IPOB—the Indigenous People of Biafra.

Here is a movement that, for years, peacefully organized, raised awareness, and demanded freedom from a system that has only brought marginalization and bloodshed. When terrorists slaughtered farmers in Ebonyi, it was local vigilantes and IPOB-affiliated groups who often stepped in to shield the helpless. When kidnappers prowled the highways of the southeast, IPOB’s Eastern Security Network (ESN) defended communities that the Nigerian state had abandoned.

Yet what was their reward? They were proscribed, their members massacred, their leaders imprisoned, and the label of “terrorist” slapped on them. The irony is criminal: the same government that calls men with AK-47s who butcher children bandits dares to call IPOB terrorists for protecting their own people.

This is not just hypocrisy. This is state-sponsored injustice.

The Nigerian government would rather shield killers than admit its own failure. It would rather criminalize self-defense than allow oppressed people to breathe freely. The selective labeling exposes the truth: this is not about security, but about control. It is about silencing voices that demand equity, justice, and freedom.

The world cannot remain silent. If Nigeria can muzzle its media, manipulate its narrative, and criminalize resistance, then the international community has a duty to pierce through the propaganda. Global institutions must call Nigeria out for aiding and abetting the continued slaughter of innocents. Human rights organizations must speak louder against arbitrary arrests, killings, and the double standards that have turned Nigeria into a cauldron of suffering.

To right-thinking people across the globe: neutrality is no longer an option. Every time you turn away, another village is wiped out, another activist is disappeared, another innocent child is buried in shallow ground.

To our brothers and sisters across Africa: today it is Nigeria, tomorrow it could be you. When states are allowed to weaponize language and criminalize resistance, the oppressed everywhere are at risk.

We, the Indigenous People of Biafra, will never stop resisting. We will never allow our people to be erased while killers are pampered. And we call on the world to join us—not because we seek pity, but because justice anywhere is a threat to injustice everywhere.

History will not forgive silence. And the blood of the innocent will forever cry against those who had the chance to speak and did not.

16/09/2025

Nigeria's Double Standards: Why Justice for Nnamdi Kanu Cannot Wait

To understand Nigeria is to witness contradiction elevated to policy. On one hand stands Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). His “crime”? Calling for a referendum, broadcasting his people's demand for self-determination, and challenging a system that has for decades denied millions in the southeast a voice. For this, he has been locked away, branded a “threat to national interest,” even as courts repeatedly order his release. The Nigerian government has chosen defiance over justice.

On the other hand stand warlords and killers. Fulani militias accused of terrorizing northern communities, razing villages, displacing farmers, and taking lives with impunity are not only spared punishment—they are courted. Officials beg them to pause their bloodshed. Politicians pay them to observe fragile ceasefires, enriching them with ransom money and bribes while citizens bury their dead. The message is unmistakable: raise a gun and you will be feared; raise your voice and you will be crushed.

What does this say about Nigeria? It says that intelligence and vision in a suit are feared more than brutality in the bush. It says that the political class envies Nnamdi Kanu's popularity but bows before the warlords’ violence. It says that Nigeria is less a nation than a colonial business arrangement—an experiment that continues to fail its people.

The hypocrisy is glaring, the injustice unbearable. To imprison a man demanding peaceful self-determination while rewarding men who thrive on bloodshed is not governance; it is complicity. Every day Kanu remains behind bars is an indictment of Nigeria's broken system and a stain on the conscience of the world.

If the Nigerian government truly believes in the rule of law, it must obey its own courts and release Nnamdi Kanu immediately. If the international community truly believes in justice, it must stop pretending that “one Nigeria” is sacred. The truth is clear: disintegration may not be the problem—it may be the only solution to save lives and restore dignity.

To understand Nigeria, you must be a superhuman. To change it, you must be uncompromising.

16/09/2025

Nigeria's Judiciary Is Endorsing a Silent Death Sentence for Nnamdi Kanu

The Nigerian courts have turned legal technicalities into weapons of persecution. In denying urgent medical care to Nnamdi Kanu, they risk not only his life but the country’s credibility before the world.

By Obuks Baba for IPOB JOHANNESBURG ZONE MEDIA

Abuja, Nigeria — Once again, the Nigerian judiciary has demonstrated its disturbing pretense to prioritize procedure over human life. At the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Musa Liman refused to hear an urgent application for medical treatment filed on behalf of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Kanu's counsel, Uchenna Njoku (SAN), had requested his immediate transfer from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility to the National Hospital in Abuja for treatment. Justice Liman acknowledged the urgency but dismissed the application as having been filed “late,” referring the matter to the Chief Judge for reassignment. The result: a man in deteriorating health remains trapped in a legal loop that could cost him his life.

More than 30 cases were scheduled in court that day. Only six were heard. Kanu's motion — arguably the most urgent — was not among them. That omission is no clerical oversight; it is a deliberate choice to sidestep a life-threatening issue.

The DSS, through its counsel Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), echoed the same procedural line of defense, repeating a pattern that rights advocates say is designed to deflect, delay, and deny justice. For a state that has faced international criticism over arbitrary detentions and human rights abuses, this excuse-making further erodes its credibility.

This is not a debate about Kanu's politics or the movement he represents. It is a test of Nigeria's commitment to human dignity. Under its constitution, under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — all binding obligations — detainees are guaranteed access to medical care. To deny it is not only unlawful; it is inhumane.

Global human rights institutions must not look away. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the United Nations Human Rights Council should recognize this case for what it is: an act of judicial complicity in state-sponsored persecution.

Justice delayed in this matter is not simply justice denied. It is a silent death sentence. The Nigerian judiciary now finds itself not only on the bench, but in the dock — on trial before history and the court of global opinion. Unless urgent action is taken, it will be remembered not as a defender of justice, but as a willing accomplice in the slow destruction of Nnamdi Kanu.

16/09/2025

Nnamdi Kanu’s Life In Danger As Health Condition Worsen

16/09/2025

Maxwell Opara, one of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's counsel gives update on today's Court proceedings

16/09/2025

15/09/2025

"Biafra is not dead. IPOB is not defeated. The spirit of freedom cannot be caged."

The greatest weakness we Biafrans have always faced is distraction. We lose focus too quickly, and when our eyes drift from the prize, our strength begins to scatter.
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu understood this weakness very well, and that is why he always fought to keep us united, disciplined, and focused on our divine goal.

Since his extraordinary rendition and incarceration, so much has happened. Many have felt deceived, some have even felt betrayed. Splinter groups emerged with the mission to infiltrate, confuse, and divide us. Rivers of misinformation have flowed—discouraging many of the faint-hearted until it now seems, to some, that IPOB and the Biafran dream have been silenced.

But let us be honest with ourselves: the greatest mistake we collectively made was losing touch with the voice of our leader. Since we could not attend his trials, since our protests were suppressed, and since we could not hear directly from him to clarify the truth, we allowed confusion, gossip, and the politics of position to creep in. Instead of standing firm on the solid foundation he laid, too many were swayed by whispers, false alternatives, and needless quarrels.

We should have remembered his words—when he declared that “Biafra is our religion, and Radio Biafra is our temple of worship.”
We should have remembered his vow—that our mission is to expose and dismantle Nigeria, not with violence, but with the unstoppable weapon of truth.

If we had poured our energy into strengthening our media, telling the world about the injustice and impunity of the Nigerian state, if we had kept the suffering of the Biafran people burning in the world’s conscience, this movement would have remained unshakeable. And today, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu would look at us with pride, seeing that his sacrifices were not in vain.

But hear this—it is not too late.
Like the phoenix that rises from its own ashes, this movement can be reborn stronger, wiser, and more focused. We only need to return to the truth, silence the noise of division, and once again align ourselves with the vision of our leader.

Biafra is not dead. IPOB is not defeated. The spirit of freedom cannot be caged. Let us rise again—with discipline, unity, and unbreakable focus—and write the chapter of victory that history is waiting to record.

Onye aghala nwanne ya. Together we rise.

IPOB JOHANNESBURG ZONE MEDIA

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