Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has declared that he will not stand trial in any court that does not uphold the rule of law.
Kanu reportedly revealed this in an open letter to address the matter of his court hearings following his incarceration in Kenya.
His attorney, Aloy Ejimakor, issued a “Open Letter to the General Public” on Friday in which the IPOB leader denounced the Federal Government’s purported decision to use the legal system to achieve its goals.
He explained how Justice Binta Nyako, who had recused herself from his case, was purportedly forced to sit on the same case without appealing the court ruling that had done so.
“Greetings to all good-willed men and women in Nigeria and around the world.” The events of the last few days have forced me to take the extraordinary step of writing this open letter, which is solely intended to draw the public’s attention to the numerous instances of judicial and executive fraud that have been committed against me since my extraordinary rendition in 2021,” he said.
Kanu stated that if he would not be given a fair trial, he would rather die in custody. He emphasized that there are many competent attorneys in the country who favor rendering decisions that are consistent with the Constitution.
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Let me clarify at the end of my open letter that it should not be interpreted as indicating that there are no good Nigerian judges who can be relied upon to administer impartial justice in my case. The problem isn’t that.
Instead, the problem is that my case is purposefully being avoided by justices and judges who are thought to be dedicated to upholding the rule of law, even if it means that the federal government must lose. In any case, if remaining in custody for the remainder of my life is necessary to bring me before a fair and unbiased court, then so be it. However, let me state this for everyone’s benefit: I will not submit to a trial run by a judge or court whose authority does not meet constitutional requirements. “Not now, never,” he said.
