The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed that after more than four years of legal proceedings, the Federal Government is yet to provide any credible evidence linking its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to terrorism or incitement.
In a statement released on Monday, IPOB’s Directorate of Legal Affairs and Global Communications, Onyekachi Ifedi, criticized the FG’s approach, calling it “legally incompetent” and politically motivated.
According to Ifedi, “Despite over four years of trial and multiple amended charges, the Federal Government has failed to present any credible or admissible evidence directly linking Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to any act of terrorism, incitement, or violence.”
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He emphasized that all charges filed against Kanu were under outdated laws, some of which were repealed in 2022 and 2023, thereby rendering the basis of prosecution invalid.
“The applicable law (CEMA) was repealed in 2023. The Court’s amendment of the charge from ‘criminal code’ to CEMA was never properly endorsed on the charge sheet a fatal procedural error,” Ifedi stated.
The group also faulted the 2017 proscription of IPOB, stating it was obtained ex parte and violated both the Nigerian Constitution and international law. Citing a March 1, 2017 ruling by Justice Binta Nyako, IPOB noted that the court had declared the group was not an unlawful society.
The statement further argued that Kanu’s rendition from Kenya without due extradition procedure was illegal and urged the public and media to rely on facts, not propaganda.
“Justice must not only be done, but be seen to be done,” IPOB stressed, while calling for international scrutiny of the case.
