The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned what it
described as Nigeria Government’s political and judicial persecution of
its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu using Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja High
Court.
It described Justice Binta Nyako who is the prosecuting Judge as a
political stooge for the Federal Government of Nigeria, saying that her
court has been used to persecute and deny Kanu his fundamental human
rights for years.
IPOB called on Nyako to redeem herself and recuse herself or step
down from Kanu’s case saying that she is already compromised and
controlled by those who sent her because of their political interests.
This was the content of IPOB’s statement signed by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful on Sunday.
The statement read in part, “During the last court appearance of Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu on April 17, 2024, Justice Binta Nyako openly threatened to
adjourn the case indefinitely because she was not allowed the liberty
to execute the scripted judgement against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu handed to her
by the Nigerian government.
“The visibly angry Judge Nyako’s threat proved that she was highly
compromised. She is being manipulated and controlled by the executive
branch of the Nigerian government via the Ministry of Justice. Justice
Binta Nyako has made herself an interested party in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s
case instead of being a non-partisan and unbiased judge.
“A judge that has no control over her court should not handle a high-profile case like that of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“Justice Binta Nyako should redeem herself and recuse herself or step
down from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case because she is already compromised
and controlled by those who sent her because of their political
interests.
“Since the kidnap and rendition of Mazi Nnamdi KANU in June 2021, and
illegal arraignment before Justice Binta Nyako’s Court without legal
representation, Justice Binta Nyako has not given Mazi Nnamdi KANU
breathing space to express himself in order to allow for a fair
hearing. She has always displayed personal hatred against Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu in her court.
“Maybe she wants a pound of flesh of Mazi Nnamdi KANU for forming the
Eastern Security Network, ESN, who are dislodging her kingsmen, the
Fulani murderous, terrorists herdsmen militia, from Biafran bushes and
forests. Even though the Supreme Court, in their weakness, ruled that
the Nigeria government committed an international crime in bringing Mazi
Nnamdi Kanu back to Nigeria.
“Also, the same Supreme Court ruled that the Nigerian military
invasion of Mazi Kanu’s residence on 14th of September 2017 was
responsible for him fleeing and that Justice Binta Nyako should have not
revoked his bail.
“Justice Binta Nyako should have reinstated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s bail
and apologized to him for tampering with his fundamental human rights.
No! She never reinstated Mazi Kanu’s bail. Instead, she refused Mazi
Kanu’s fresh applications for bail or transfer from the DSS solidarity
confinement to a Correctional Center because she has a hidden hatred and
agenda.
While saying that the actions and antecedent of the Justice indicated
that she will rule against Kanu for reasons best known to her, IPOB
added, “Justice Binta Nyako was handed an already scripted judgment, and
she is under instructions to jail Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. That’s why she
rejected every application to grant him bail or transfer him to
Correctional Center but insisted on accelerated hearing so she can
deliver her agreed upon sentence with the federal government of Nigeria.
“She is in a hurry to pronounce the scripted judgment from Bola Almed
Tinubu’s government to jail Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Binta Nyako was
selected because her husband was among former governors who looted their
state treasuries with pending cases at the EFCC.”
It accused Nyako of playing a script aimed at jailing Kanu in lieu of her husband’s freedom from EFCC harassment.
“IPOB demands that she rescue herself and save herself and her family of shame and unforgivable erroneous judgment.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a lawful Biafran Self- Determination Activist.
He was unlawfully kidnapped and extraordinarily renditioned to Nigeria
by the Nigerian government.
“The Supreme Court of Nigeria on the 15th of December ruled that the
Nigeria government violated international laws on extraction in bringing
him back to Nigeria, though the Apex Court was under political pressure
not to deliver justice. In the place of justice, the Justices who are
under pressure to deliver justice for Nigeria. The judges at the Apex
Court sent the case back to Justice Binta Nyako, who is an executive
stooge to continue the political trial and persecution of Mazi Nnamdi
Kanu.”
IPOB further commended the courage of the Justices at the Appeal
Court, who refused to be intimidated but delivered a balanced judgment
by discharging and acquitting Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
It urged Nigeria Government to save themselves and Biafrans time and resources by releasing Kanu unconditionally in line with the Appeal Court judgment, apologize, and dialogue with him.
“The group added, “IPOB stands on the Judgments of Appeal Court of October 13, 2022. On that judgment, we stand.
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