IPOB PRESS RELEASE
16/05/2025

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) unequivocally condemns the disgraceful and unlawful display of hate-filled posters across Abuja calling for the extrajudicial punishment of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. These posters—bearing his image alongside a skull-and-crossbones symbol with inflammatory words like “NNAMDI KANU MUST PAY FOR KILLING OUR SECURITY AGENTS AND INNOCENT CITIZENS”—are not only false but also dangerously prejudicial to his ongoing trial.

This cowardly propaganda, widely believed to be sponsored or condoned by elements within the Department of State Services (DSS), is a direct attempt to influence the judiciary, intimidate the legal process, and poison public opinion against our leader.

We remind the world that:
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has never been convicted of any crime anywhere in the world. No element of the spurious charges brought against him occurred in Abuja, yet he is being tried in this highly hostile jurisdiction.

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has declared his rendition from Kenya illegal and called for his immediate release.This desperate campaign by the Nigerian state confirms what IPOB has long warned: Abuja is not and cannot be a neutral venue for any legal proceeding involving Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, must recognize that the atmosphere has been irreparably poisoned and recuse himself or move the proceedings to a neutral and legally appropriate venue.

IPOB calls on:
The international community to condemn this shameful abuse of legal process;
The UK government to intervene on behalf of their citizen and ensure his fundamental rights are protected;
The Nigerian judiciary to rise above intimidation and act in accordance with the law.
Let it be known: We will not be silenced. We will not be intimidated. We will continue to demand justice, freedom, and self-determination.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.