According to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), he will not stand trial in any court that does not uphold the rule of law.
According to reports, Kanu revealed this in an open letter to address the matter of his court hearings following his detention in Kenya.
In a “Open Letter to the General Public,” published Friday by his attorney Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader denounced the Federal Government’s purported decision to use the legal system to achieve its goals.
He explained that he had heard allegations that Justice Binta Nyako, who had recused herself from his case, had been forced to sit on the same case without appealing the court decision 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 stated.
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Kanu stated that if he would not receive a fair trial, he would rather die in custody. He emphasized that there are plenty of competent attorneys in the country that favor rendering decisions that are consistent with the Constitution.
In closing, I would want to clarify that this Open Letter 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. That’s not the problem.
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. However, if keeping me in custody for the remainder of my life is necessary to bring me before a fair and unbiased court, then so be it. For the benefit of everyone, I will not, however, submit to a trial presided over by a judge or court whose jurisdiction does not meet constitutional requirements. “Never, never now,” he said.
