Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, has stated that he does not anticipate receiving a favorable ruling from any Abuja court.
After visiting him in the Department of State Service’s (DSS) Abuja headquarters, where he has been detained since June 2021 when he was kidnapped and extraordinary renditioned from Kenya, his Lead Counsel, Chief Aloy Ejimakor, made this statement.
The IPOB commander, according to Ejimakor, voiced his annoyance at the fanciful disrespect for due process and the rule of law in the way his case was handled.
In a post, Ejimakor said, ”He asked us to inform the general public that he’s not expecting any favourable judgment from any courts in Abuja because his cases are not decided in accordance with the rules of law but the rules of politics – dirty and deadly politics.
“The way and manner the laws are applied to him are not in conformity with the written laws of Nigeria or the pertinent international laws.
“Those benefitting from insecurity are the ones deciding what negative decisions to deliver because if justice were to be done, the well-orchestrated and heavily funded attacks and demonisation of his person and his lofty mission would no longer resonate with the public.
“Onyendu MNK urged the public to read all court decisions and judgements pertaining to him and IPOB to understand that what the law says is not what is being done. He insists that his trial is a sham designed to destroy truth and justice.”
As you may remember, the Abuja High Court’s Justice Binta Nyako had recused herself from the case in the middle of last year. However, it was later reassigned to her in spite of protests from Kanu and his legal team.