The Case Against Nnamdi Kanu: A Reminder of His Actions and Legal Implications
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu continues to generate public debate, but it is essential to recall the sequence of events that led to his current legal troubles. Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been charged with treasonable felony and terrorism-related offenses, stemming from his agitation for secession and his alleged role in inciting violence across the country.
On April 28, 2017, Justice Binta Nyako granted Kanu bail on health grounds. However, rather than comply with his bail conditions, he fled Nigeria and resurfaced in the United Kingdom. From abroad, he continued issuing directives to his followers in the Southeast, encouraging attacks on security personnel, government institutions, and private individuals he deemed as enemies. His speeches frequently contained inflammatory remarks, including threats of violence against Northerners and Yorubas, particularly political figures such as former President Muhammadu Buhari, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
During the EndSARS protests in 2020, Kanu allegedly exploited the nationwide unrest to push his own agenda. He reportedly called for the destruction of government properties and attacks on prominent individuals, further escalating tensions at a time when the country was already facing widespread turmoil. His rhetoric, both before and after he fled Nigeria, has been widely criticized for inciting unrest and fueling ethnic divisions.
Complicating his case further is the fact that IPOB, the organization he leads, has been designated as a terrorist organization by both the European Union and the United States. This classification has influenced international response to his detention. Despite being a British citizen, Kanu did not receive intervention from the British government, which distanced itself from the case due to IPOB’s terrorist status. As a result, he will be tried as a terrorist—the first in Nigeria’s history—adding a new dimension to the legal proceedings. Given the implications of this precedent-setting trial, the Nigerian judiciary appears to be ensuring that all legal protocols are meticulously followed to prevent any challenges to the legitimacy of the process.
Despite his defiance, the Nigerian legal system has continued to afford Kanu due process. His recent court appearances, however, have been marked by outbursts, including public altercations with his own legal team. His accusations of bias against the judiciary contrast sharply with the fact that he was previously granted bail—a privilege he abused by fleeing the country.
Beyond his legal battles, questions have also been raised about Kanu’s impact on the people he claims to represent. Unlike other activists or leaders who invest in their communities through scholarships, job creation, or infrastructure development, there is little evidence that Kanu has contributed to the economic or social empowerment of his followers. Instead, the region has suffered significant instability, with many attributing the rise in violent attacks and economic downturn in the Southeast to the activities of IPOB and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
As his trial proceeds, the Nigerian judiciary is expected to follow due process in determining his fate. However, the gravity of the allegations against him serves as a stark reminder that treason and terrorism are serious crimes that demand accountability. The outcome of his case will not only shape the future of IPOB but will also set a precedent on how the country addresses individuals and groups that attempt to undermine national security and unity.
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NIGERIANS REACT
It’s been long I said a word about this murde+rer.
I saw him shouting at his lawyer not to talk when he is talking but that is not my business. If you take up the job of defending this kind of character who is full of himself, and you’re being paid, you have no reason to be pitied if he disgraced you in front of camera no matter the number of calendars you have used in life.
What I don’t get really and why I’ve been silent is how people pretend like they have forgotten that this terro+rist was on April 28, 2017, granted bail by the same Justice Nyako who he now runs his unbridled mouth at.
The question every reasonable individual should ask is what did he do after he was granted the bail back then.
Now, in case many have forgotten, he was smuggled out of the country to United Kingdom where he was ordering his men on ground in South East to attack government establishments, ki+ll security operatives and even private individuals who he found unworthy to continue to exist and that was exactly what they were doing.
He threatened to burn the ‘zoo’ down. That was the name he gave Nigeria. Or was that not the name?
He threatened to march with one or two million men to Abuja and cut off the he+ad of the then president, Muhammadu Buhari, a retired Infantry General of the Nigerian Army, former head of state and then incumbent president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He was the head of those who said that Buhari had died and he was the one who created Jubril el-Sudani before other akuyas joined him in that unprecedented idiocy.
He called northerners cows and called others all manners of names.
He was still in UK after breaking his bail condition not to travel out when he said that arsonists should go after Tinubu, Sanwo-olu etc and ki+ll them during endsars destruction in Lagos.
The court is not run on emotions, otherwise, this adaripon should not even be allowed to bathe but we are in a democracy and that is why he is still boasting and accusing the same judge who granted him bail which he jumped of being biased and unfit to continue to hear his unreasonable application for yet another bail like the lives of those he ordered their extermination are of same value as those of chickens.
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