FG Has No Credible Evidence Against Nnamdi Kanu, Says IPOB

Eric Patrick 

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Federal Government of failing to provide any credible or admissible evidence linking its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to terrorism, incitement, or violence, despite more than four years of trial and multiple amended charges.

In a statement issued on Monday by Head of IPOB’s Directorate of Legal Affairs, Research, and Global Communications, Onyekachi Ifedi, the group described the ongoing prosecution as politically motivated and based on outdated legal provisions.

According to Ifedi, the persistent trial of Kanu has been marred by misinformation, biased media coverage, and deliberate distortions of legal facts. He urged the public, media organisations, and civil society groups to rely on verified legal records rather than propaganda or speculative narratives.

“No case has been made against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. What we are witnessing is persecution, not prosecution,” Ifedi said. “The Federal Government continues to press charges that are legally incompetent and rely on obsolete laws that no longer align with constitutional standards and international human rights norms.”

He called on the Nigerian government to respect due process and the rule of law, and to immediately discontinue what he termed a “propaganda war” against Kanu.

“The time has come for the Nigerian state to end this politically charged trial and release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Enough of this persecution under the guise of legal process,” Ifedi added.

The statement read, “The Directorate of Legal Affairs and Global Communications issues this public statement to address ongoing misinformation, politically motivated headlines, and deliberate distortions regarding the ongoing trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

"We urge the public, media houses, and civil society to rely on verified legal facts, not propaganda.

“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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“No named victims. No forensic or material evidence. No direct testimony by alleged security victims or affected civilians.

"All charges were filed under laws repealed in 2022. Nigeria’s Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 is no longer in force.

“The charge that Kanu imported a transmitter in 2015 to promote terrorism is legally incompetent. No proof of concealment. No customs or regulatory documentation presented.

"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.

“In a landmark judgment on March 1, 2017, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court ruled — in a contested hearing with both parties present — that IPOB is not an unlawful society. That ruling stands unchallenged to this day.

“Efforts to link Kanu or IPOB to the #EndSARS protests are false and defamatory.

"The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry clearly indicted Nigerian security forces, not IPOB, for the violence and killings associated with #EndSARS.

“Kanu was abducted in Kenya and brought to Nigeria without any extradition hearing. This act of extraordinary rendition is illegal under Nigerian law, the African Charter, and international norms. The Supreme Court of Nigeria has long held that such conduct can void prosecution."