IPOB PRESS STATEMENT
SUBJECT: Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Accepts In Toto the Federal Government's Cross-Appeal Damning Admission: Trial Court Acted Without Jurisdiction — A Total Collapse That the Court of Appeal Cannot Cure
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wishes to draw the attention of the world, the international community, and all men of conscience to yet another spectacular self-inflicted wound by the APC-led Federal Government of Nigeria in its desperate attempt to keep Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in perpetual bondage.
In its Notice of Cross-Appeal filed against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja (Coram: Hon. Justice J.K. Omotosho), delivered on the 20th day of November, 2025, the Federal Government unequivocally declared in black and white that the trial Court acted without jurisdiction when it imposed life imprisonment on Counts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6.
Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the indefatigable Lion of Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, accepts this premise in toto. We adopt the Federal Government’s own words as our own. If the trial Court acted without jurisdiction at the sentencing phase, then the entire sentencing exercise is a nullity ab initio. Jurisdiction is not divisible. It is a sacred continuum. You cannot validly convict a man and then lack jurisdiction to sentence him on the same counts. That is judicial absurdity.
As the Supreme Court made clear in the immortal Madukolu v. Nkemdilim (1962), once there is a feature in the case that prevents the court from exercising jurisdiction, the entire proceedings are null and void no matter how well conducted. The Federal Government has now supplied that fatal feature through its own pleading. With the greatest respect, the Court of Appeal lacks the power to repair, cure, or resuscitate what the Respondent itself has declared jurisdictionally dead.
The FG cannot approbate and reprobate. They cannot admit the sentencing phase was conducted without jurisdiction and in the same breath urge the Court of Appeal to impose the death penalty on that same rotten foundation. This is not law; this is legal gymnastics born out of desperation and bad faith.
If the ill-thought-out Cross-Appeal orchestrated by the Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Chief Awomolo, SAN, and the Yoruba APC Presidency is aimed at intimidating Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu into renouncing Biafra, then they have grossly miscalculated. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is the reincarnation of the indomitable Biafran spirit and will never yield to such cheap blackmail. Other former freedom fighters may be cowards, but not Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. To the FG, we say: bring it on.
This self-destructive Cross-Appeal is a clear manifestation of divine intervention and the inevitable collapse of the entire fabricated case against Onyendu. The Federal Government has handed us the sledgehammer to demolish their own conviction. The sentencing is void. The foundation is shattered. The entire prosecution stands on quicksand.
We call on the Court of Appeal to do justice by dismissing the Cross-Appeal with ignominy and allowing the Appellant’s main appeal in its entirety, leading to the immediate and unconditional release of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The world is watching. History is watching. No amount of judicial acrobatics or cheap intimidation can cure a fundamental lack of jurisdiction. The Lion of Biafra remains unbowed, and the spirit of Biafra remains unconquerable.
Signed:
Emma Powerful
Spokesperson, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
07 June 2026.
I can comfortably listen to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for over 3hrs nonstop than watch any movie for 3hrs straight no matter how interesting it is, I would for sure sleep off.
"If the igbos or Ojukwu had wanted to dominate other people, he would've said this is igbo nation not Biafra. If Ojukwu or the igbos have domineering tendency they would have called the new nation igbo nation."
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In this video, Ojukwu replied Gowon word for word, as if he knew what was to come.
Do you know that MAZI NNAMDI KANU never deserved to be tried, not to talk of being convicted, sentenced & imprisoned. And there’s much more. All are in this short clip. Watch & share.
When Ekwueme began to speak at the 1996 confab, Arewa delegates started heckling him. Then, Ojukwu walked to the podium, stood behind Ekwueme & glared at the delegates. Instantly, the delegates fell silent & Ekwueme finished his speech, uninterrupted.
Be your brother’s keeper.
Hypocrisy at Its Peak: The Dangerous Diversion from Nigeria’s Real Enemies
The very zenith of hypocrisy is attained when deliberate and calculated efforts are made to divert attention from the palpable and ongoing atrocities perpetrated by virulent jihadist elements/terrorists including those disguising as herdsmen, Boko Haram insurgents and ISWAP militants, who, with chilling consistency, prosecute a brutal and existential campaign of violence against the Nigerian State. Their onslaught is neither selective nor restrained; it is directed against the very fabric of national stability, our security institutions, already overstretched, and, more tragically, against defenceless citizens whose blood is daily spilled across the North-West, North-Central, North-East, and the Middle Belt.
This unrelenting carnage, which ought to command the undivided urgency of both government and public discourse, is instead being overshadowed by a most curious and disingenuous narrative. In what can only be described as a desperate bid to manufacture a convenient diversion, attention is redirected towards the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB)- a peaceful movement of global reach, present in over fifty countries, and widely acknowledged for its non-violent posture, yet paradoxically branded among financiers of terrorism. Such rhetorical gymnastics not only strain credulity but betray a troubling inclination towards obfuscation rather than resolution.
It is precisely this pattern of misdirection and selective outrage that underscores why the hydra-headed insecurity ravaging the northern regions continues to defy meaningful resolution. Until we summon the collective courage to confront the uncomfortable truths, dismantle the architecture of denial, and unequivocally call out those, whether by action or omission, who enable these heinous crimes, any purported solution will remain illusory.
Only through candour, accountability, and an unflinching commitment to truth can we hope to recalibrate our national response and reclaim the path to peace and security.
@Ejioforbar
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For the SENSIBLE IGBO,
Tell me why Ndi Igbo should be comfortable being citizens of a country where army officers boldly say this..
Imagine those from other countries see these videos, and ask you where you're from?
How do you say "I'm a Nigerian", without shame consuming you?
The most senior police officer, DIG Frank Mba, was bypassed, and Tunji Disu was appointed IGP instead.
Tribalism strikes again. One Nigeria in the mud.
“Current government is doing nepotism. The President is Yoruba, our chief justice is Yoruba, EFCC chairman is Yoruba, DSS is Yoruba, Anthony General of the federation is Yoruba, Chief of Army staff is Yoruba, CBN general is Yoruba, FIRS is Yoruba, INEC is Yoruba.”
— Isaac Fayose