The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said Nigeria is about to disgrace itself irreparably before the eyes of the world concerning the court case of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

Kanu is being tried for terrorism and treasonable felony and is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS.

In a statement, IPOB Directorate of Legal Affairs & Global Public Communication, Onyekachi Ifedi Esq., said the criminal theatre being staged in the Federal High Court is not only a desecration of justice, but a suicidal display of constitutional lawlessness.

He said, "Double Criminality and Denial of Fair Hearing are jurisdictional landmines — insurmountable and immovable.
Section 76(1)(d)(iii) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 is unequivocal: no person may be tried unless the alleged crime is recognized and adjudicated upon in the country from which they were extradited. No Kenyan court ever assessed the charges against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Therefore, no court in Nigeria has jurisdiction — not even a compromised one.

"To proceed in the face of this glaring illegality is to confirm to the world that Nigeria has become a failed state in both law and logic.

"Furthermore, under the Principle of Specialty, a person can only be tried for offenses disclosed in a lawful extradition request. Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was not extradited — he was abducted, in defiance of both Kenyan sovereignty and international law. This alone is sufficient to vitiate the entire proceeding.

"This is not law. This is judicial terrorism.

"To those hiding under the intellectually bankrupt and morally obsolete Ker–Frisbie doctrine, as clumsily adopted by Justice Garba Mohammed, know this: the supremacy of the Constitution renders that relic of colonial injustice impotent. Common law principles do not empower a state to abduct and try individuals with impunity. If Garba Mohammed JSC lacks the doctrinal education to grasp this, we are ready to teach him law — with facts, with precedent, and with unshakable logic.

"The venue for this so-called trial is itself a fatal flaw. Section 45 of the Federal High Court Act mandates that terrorism trials occur where the alleged offense occurred or its consequences arose. All alleged acts occurred outside Nigeria — in the UK and Kenya. This court is a house built on sand.

"And what of nexus? There is no credible evidence that any of the alleged acts caused consequences within Nigeria. This trial is built on speculation, political vendetta, and manufactured propaganda — not facts."

Ifedi made it clear that Kanu's presence in court does not imply acquiescence to illegality.

"We are here not because the law supports this madness, but because we are giving Nigeria the rare opportunity to hang itself with its own rope. And hang it will.

"The only reason this process has not imploded is because Chief Kanu Agabi SAN, out of respect for the judiciary, has urged restraint. But the government has mistaken his civility for weakness. Let it be known: Chief Agabi is not a shield — he is a sword. And if this regime insists on dragging this shameful trial forward, that sword will be unsheathed.

"To the Nigerian state: you kidnapped our leader in violation of international law. You are trying him in violation of domestic law. And you will pay the price in the court of public opinion, in international tribunals, and in the pages of history.

"The IPOB movement is founded on truth and justice — principles beyond the grasp of those who manipulate courts for political ends.

"Our final word is simple: End this trial now. Or face consequences you cannot contain," he said.


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