Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has broken his silence following a visitation by his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and his lawyer, Dr. Maxwell Opara, at the Sokoto Medium Security Prison.
In a detailed statement relayed after the meeting, Kanu insisted that his life-imprisonment conviction has “no legal foundation,” arguing that no Nigerian can be convicted under a law that has been repealed. He said his final written address, focused heavily on the constitutional right to fair hearing, was never considered.
Kanu alleged that the evidence cited in his conviction was neither listed in the charge sheet nor tendered in court, claiming the trial judge relied on previously struck-out charges from Justice Binta Nyako, an issue he described as “a fundamental judicial flaw”.
According to him, a close review of the judgment exposed several errors significant enough to nullify the entire trial. He urged Nigerian judges, magistrates and legal practitioners to examine the ruling for themselves and defend constitutional justice.
Kanu also questioned why favourable judicial and international decisions, including those from the Umuahia High Court, Enugu Court of Appeal, the United Nations, and even the Supreme Court, which affirmed that the laws used against him had been repealed, were allegedly ignored in the final verdict.
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Expressing gratitude to those who have criticised the handling of his case, Kanu reaffirmed his stance against oppression in any form:
“I, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, reject injustice and evil against anyone, no matter their tribe, faith, or ethnic background. Injustice to me is injustice everywhere.”
He concluded by thanking supporters for their continued prayers and solidarity:
“Elohim bless you all.”
Authorities have yet to respond to his latest claims.