Biafrans In Greece On The Protest On Free Nnamdi Kanu 23rd Of September 2016
On Amnesty International Sina Street, Akademia Athens Greece
Biafran Colt of arm
Biafra is my Right
Monday 26 September 2016
Free Nnamdi Kanu On 23rd September 2016
Biafrans In Greece On The Protest On Free Nnamdi Kanu 23rd Of September 2016
On Amnesty International Sina Street, Akademia Athens Greece
Monday 19 September 2016
Nnamdi Kanu Must Be Free
Our Director Nnamdi Kanu Must Be Free
*The Secretary-General of the United Nations
*The President of the United Nations General Assembly
*The President of the United Nations Security Council
*The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
*The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on:
*Truth, Justice & Reparation
*Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
*Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatments or Punishments
*The Honourable British Prime Minister & Distinguished British Parliamentarians
*Distinguished European Union Leaders
*The President of the United States & Distinguished US Congressmen & Women
*The President of the United Nations General Assembly
*The President of the United Nations Security Council
*The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
*The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on:
*Truth, Justice & Reparation
*Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
*Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatments or Punishments
*The Honourable British Prime Minister & Distinguished British Parliamentarians
*Distinguished European Union Leaders
*The President of the United States & Distinguished US Congressmen & Women
(9) Distinguished Canadian Leaders &
Parliamentarians
(10) Other Internationally Distinguished
Personalities:
(a) Human Rights Activists & Groups
(b) Former Heads of UN Bodies
(c) Former World Leaders
(d) Independent Experts on Justice, Peace,
Security and Human Rights
Distinguished Sirs/Madams,
Our name is: International Society for Civil
Liberties & the Rule of Law; abbreviated as INTERSOCIETY. We are registered
(Reg. No. 27239) rights based Civil Society Organization under the Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria. Our advocacy voice or thematic areas are: civil liberties
and rule of law, democracy and good governance, and public security and safety.
We are based in Onitsha, Anambra State, Southeast of Nigeria. For easy of
reference, we can be electronically visited or accessed viawww.intersociety-ng.org.
The purpose of this Open Letter to your highly
respected personalities is to seek for freedom of detained Leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, by name Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and other victims of
regime atrocities in Nigeria. This we respectfully seek through your informed
voices, wise counselling and unbiased diplomatic interventions, to be
appropriately and timely directed to the President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria by name: Mr. Muhammadu Buhari. Means through which Mr. Muhammadu Buhari
can be reached or communicated are available at the diplomatic missions of your
respective countries in Nigeria or the Nigerian Permanent Mission at the United
Nations (i.e. New York, USA).
This international justice appeal particularly
comes on the heels of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly,
comprising of 193 Member-States, at which President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria
has been slated; likewise other world leaders, to address the UN General
Assembly on 21st of September 2016, in line with the General Assembly’s 2016
session theme: Sustainable Development Goals: A Universal Push to Transform our
World; which seeks a strong link between sustainable development, peace, security
and human rights.
It is our informed observation that 70%, if
not more of international travels undertaken by President Muhammadu Buhari
since he became the President of Nigeria on 29th of May 2015 took place in the
countries of your highly respected personalities or at the UN headquarters in
New York, USA and a number of its other meetings and conferences elsewhere.
Just recently, too, the US Secretary of State, Senator John Kerry visited the
President and extended his visit to a number of places designated for him to
visit by his host President.
We are technically aware of the modern
workings of international relations. We are further aware that modern
international relations are extensively driven by Democracy and ICT-powered
Globalization. We also know as a fact that modern democracy is driven by the
rule of law; just as the justice aspect of the rule of law is chiefly driven by
the two Latin doctrines of nemo judex in sua causa and audi alteram partem;
which simply mean that someone should not be a judge in his or her own matter
and must hear the other side before drawing a conclusion; otherwise called fair
hearing.
It is our knowledge that the modern UN System
is strongly built on the principles of democracy, equality, rule of law and
human rights; which in turn, lays a strong foundation for advancement
ofinternational peace and security. As your highly respected personalities are
aware, these are fully embedded in the Principles and Purposes of the United
Nations. We are aware too that your highly respected personalities are the
guidance and custodians of democratic traditions in your respected countries
and have further worked hard at ensuring the sustenance of the hallowed
principles at the UN System and global level.
Your highly respected personalities are aware
too that unless these hallowed principles are guided jealously at all times,
otherwise their opposites will set in and consume the world, leading to
eruption of municipal, regional and international insecurity and violence;
otherwise called complex humanitarian emergencies. That is to say that
sustainable development can never find its root under complex humanitarian
emergencies powered by regime atrocities and gross human rights
violationsperpetrated by errant and violent Member-States. The crisis in Syria,
for instance, has since gone beyond domestic and regional problems. It has long
become a global headache with most territories under the watch of your highly
respected personalities and the UN System bearing major brunt including
incurring emergency expenditures of billions of dollars to cushion the effects
of influx of Syrian refugees with associated public security threats.
We have always paused to ask ourselves and
other international watchers how the world including your highly respected
personalities’ countries and the UN System will look if Nigeria with estimated
population of 174million people goes the Syrian way or erupt into complex
humanitarian emergencies. That is to say that if Syria with less than 25million
population could have approximately half of its population displaced, leading
to generation of 3.9million refugees and 6.3million internally displaced
persons just in five years; what then will happen if Nigeria is to explode in a
like manner going by ongoing intensification of triggers of widespread
violence; occasioned by current policies of militarism and militarization of
the Government of Mr. Muhammadu Buhari?
We have carefully studied the ongoing
diplomatic interactions and relations between your highly respected
personalities and President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and found them
commendable. But in spite of their commendable outlook, we still find such
interactions and relations lacking in one key area: regime atrocities and abuse
of office. That is to say that your highly respected personalities have in the
course of the diplomatic interactions and relations under reference; turned blind
eyes to ongoing regime atrocities in Nigeria under the Presidency of Mr.
Muhammadu Buhari. Many Nigerians see this lukewarm attitude as aiding and
abetting of regime atrocities in Nigeria.
Regime Atrocities under democracy are taken to
mean State-actor promotion and enforcement of gross rights abuses including
widespread State killings outside the law, disrespect to judicial
pronouncements, criminal stigmatization and trumped up charges. Others are
executive interference in judicial affairs and castration of the independence
of the judiciary; political domination, exclusion and segregation; nepotism and
favouritism; ethno-religious cleansing and adoption of State religion;
widespread insecurity, morality corruption and abuse of office as well as
general governance failure. These are State-triggered structural violence
culminating into deep societal divisions which can snowball into complex
humanitarian emergencies. In quick consequences of these, both negative peace
(absence of physical violence) and positive peace (absence of structural
violence) have grossly eluded Nigeria.
Therefore, our writing your highly respected
personalities is generally predicated on the above with particular attention
centred on the ongoing persecution of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and other victims of
regime atrocities by the Presidency of Muhammadu Buhari. It is shocking to
inform your highly respected personalities that till date, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu is
not standing trial in any known court in Nigeria.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Black’s Law
Dictionary, 9th Edition (2009), defines a criminal trial as a formal judicial
examination of evidence and determination of legal claims in an adversary
proceeding. In other words, a criminal trial is a proceeding preceding issuance
of a judicial notice about intended legal claims and accompanying evidence
(charge) before a judge by the accusing authority (i.e. AGF, Police or DSS)
against an accused citizen in which the veracity of legal claims and
accompanying evidence is determined through formal judicial examination. It is
extremely important to inform your highly respected personalities that none of
the foregoing has taken place in Nnamdi Kanu’s Matter till date.
He has been detained without trial for a
period of eleven (11) months or since 14th of October 2015. The circumstances
under which he is held are unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional and an
aberration to modern international human rights and justice norms. Your highly
respected personalities may recall that Mr. Nnamdi Kanu is the Leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of a UK registered Radio
Station by name Radio Biafra London (RBL). The IPOB is registered at the United
Nations as a body advocating for the indigenous rights of indigenous people
located in the Southeast and the South-south parts of Nigeria. Both IPOB and
RBL earned their recognition and registration on account of their nonviolence
methods in accordance with the UN mandate or principles.
As your highly respected personalities are
aware, under the UN System, Rights to Self Determination, Development and
Identities are recognized and enshrined provided their proponents do not use or
advocate for violence. Where violence is resorted to by their proponents
leading to widespread violent conflict between their proponents and the host
political territory, the conduct of such is strictly governed by the Laws of
War or Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Protocols. The enshrinement of
these rights is internationally done by way of Treaty Laws or International
Conventions; which are legally binding on Member-States that are parties to
them.
Regionally and globally, the Federal Republic
of Nigeria has willingly acceded to these treaty laws and accepted to be bound
by their provisions and obligations. Till date, Nigeria is a party to the UN’s
Covenants on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR) and Economic, Social &
Cultural Rights (ICESCR). As a matter of fact, Nigeria ratified them in 1993.
Nigeria is also a party to the African Charter on Human & Peoples Rights
(ACHPR), which it ratified and domesticated in 1981. Several decided cases by
Nigeria’s courts of competent records or jurisdictions have also upheld their
admissibility and enforceability in the Nigerian Legal and Justice System.
In these three important treaty laws cited,
rights to self determination, development and identities are fully enshrined.
Nigeria’s assent to them is intact till date. Under the International Law and
the UN system, Nigeria is also under inexcusable obligation to be bound by
these treaty laws as well as the Principles and Purposes of the United Nations
particularly in the areas of respect for human rights and its obligation in the
maintenance of international peace and security. Perpetration of regime
atrocities particularly gross human rights abuses and reckless disregard to
rule of law is the greatest threat to international peace and security as well
as sustainable development.
Nigeria is further bound by the ten basic
standards of the International Law including tolerance and peaceful management
of nonviolent and peaceful assemblies; fair trial of citizens held under
whatever guise; prohibition of solitary confinement or long detention without
trial of detained citizens; prohibition of torture and custodial killings as
well as bringing errant law enforcement personnel involved in gross violation
of human rights to account for their conduct atrocities.
Under the UN’s Customary International Law
with its principles of substantial uniformity of practice by a substantial
number of States and Opinio Juris(i.e. a general principle that holds that a
non-treaty rule is legally binding on all member-States of the UN); Nigeria as
a member-State of UN is inexcusably bound by fundamental rules of the United
Nations and International Law. Where the ruling Government in Nigeria or
President Muhammadu Buhari pretends not to be in the know of all these, then
the moral and diplomatic responsibility turns to your highly respected
personalities to do so. The authorities of the UK Government, which colonized
Nigeria and co-inhabits Mr. Nnamdi Kanu as one of its legal citizens, are
morally and diplomatically obligated, exceptionally speaking, to do so;
likewise the top leaders of the UN.
Allowing a gross abuser of human rights to be
dinning and winning with your highly respected personalities without calling
him to order morally and diplomatically is nothing but aiding and abetting.It
is also an international conspiracy and encouragement of citizens’ militancy
and violent resistance. It is like an abomination in human rights community
whereby a human parts dealer is asked to join an organization that is defending
human rights. This position of ours follows our informed observation that your
highly respected personalities are steadily failing in your moral and diplomatic
obligations to the good people of Nigeria particularly as they concern their
liberties, lives and collective security.
We respectfully inform your highly respected
personalities further that Mr. Nnamdi Kanu who is has been detained for eleven
months having been arrested on 14th of October 2015 by Nigeria’s Secret Police
by name DSS (Department of State Security) is treated sub-humanly by the
Presidency of Mr. Muhammadu Buhari. Apart from the fact that offences slammed
on him are trumped up, the conduct under which he was arrested and detained is
also criminally stigmatized. There is nowhere in the civilized world or law
that voice conduct without force of arms or physical violence of any form
constitute criminal offence not to talk of offences carrying capital
punishment.
President Muhammadu Buhari was in opposition
politics for over a decade and was noted for mobilizing several assemblies
against successive administrations. In his several public speeches then, he was
noted as a violent political campaigner, periodically threatening the
authorities and rest of Nigeria, yet he was never arrested for one day. This
was on account of relatively culture of political tolerance of the referenced
past administrations, but months after he became President, he criminalized
peaceful assemblies and ordered his security forces to shoot and kill any group
of people gathered to exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of
association and peaceful assemblies. On account of this, as much as 250 Pro
Biafra activists were gunned down and mass-murdered in about eight different
locations by Nigerian security forces between 30th of August 2015 and 30th of
May 2016. Till date, the perpetrators are still on the prowl.
As if these were not enough, President
Muhammadu Buhari made a public speech on 30th of December 2015 during which he
vowed to ensure that Mr. Nnamdi Kanu and ors spend the rest of their lives in
prison custody. This signalled the beginning of persecution of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.
On account of Mr. President’s open bias and threats, the Judiciary became
frightened and terrified. A search for an amenable, conformist and pro
establishment judge to actualize President Buhari’s open threat commenced and
seemed successful, leading to the choice of one Honourable Justice John Tsoho
of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division. The Judge as expected became bias
and hostile; threatening and undermining the rule of law and its hallowed
principles of nemo judex in sua causa and audi alteram partem; which simply
mean that someone should not be a judge in his or her own matter and must hear
the other side before drawing a conclusion; otherwise referred to as fair
hearing.
Apart from holding Citizen Nnamdi Kanu for
eleven months now without trial, four orders of the courts of constitutional
records given for his bail and discharge were all flouted. This is attestation
of President Muhammadu Buhari’s meddlesomeness and castration of the
independence of the Judiciary. Citizen Nnamdi Kanu was kept in detention for
months while the Buhari Presidency was busy searching for a conformist Judge to
jail him at all costs. Since then, it has been one pre-trial arraignment and
gimmickry to another.
As we speak, the scripted trumped up judgment
against Mr. Nnamdi Kanu may most likely have been written long ago; waiting for
a makeshift trial using masked witnesses; an infamous request from the
Presidency of Muhammadu Buhari which Justice John Tsoho initially turned down
but later upturned following a circumstantially obvious directive and pressure
from the Presidency. Citizen Nnamdi Kanu’s Case (still at pre-trial stage) is
scheduled to resume on 26th of September 2016 and despite calls by well meaning
Nigerians and other informed observers on Hon Justice John Tsoho to hands off
the case for obvious bias and hostility, he has refused to disqualify himself
and is bent on doing President Muhammadu Buhari’s bidding. Citizen Nnamdi
Kanu’s lawyers, too, have spoken out and written several protest letters.
As advocates of rule of law and human rights,
we are not in opposition to judicial processes, provided they are credible,
open and transparent. What we oppose at all times is the State efforts to use
judiciary to pervert the course of justice and perpetrate gross abuse of the
fundamental human rights of the citizens and undermine democracy and
constitutionalism. Sections 35 and 36 of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria as amended in 2011; likewise the UN Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights as well as the Ten Basic Standards of the International Law
and the African Charter on Human & Peoples Rights contain express
provisions entitling citizens to fully enjoy their rights to personal liberty
and fair hearing.
These sacred provisions include unhindered
access of the accused citizens to their lawyers, adequate time for accused
citizens to prepare their own defence, timely availability of records of
proceedings for perusal and other lawful uses by the accused citizens,
custodial detention within the period legally allowed, trial of the accused
citizens in the open court, accused citizens’ right of appeal and their
presumption of innocence until they are pronounced guilty by courts of
competent records.
Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky; leader of the Islamic
Movement of Nigeria (IMN) is another major victim of President Muhammadu
Buhari’s regime atrocities. Sheik Zakzaky had been detained incommunicado for
over nine months or 270 days after he was shot severally, battered and blinded
by soldiers, during which as much as 809 of his followers were also massacred.
The massacre took place on 12th and 14th of December 2015 while they were
peacefully and nonviolently marking their annual religious event in Zaria,
Kaduna State of Northwest Nigeria. The Government of Kaduna State had publicly
admitted burring in mass graves of 347 bodies of the massacred IMN followers
alone. Till date, the blinded Sheik has neither been produced publicly nor put
on trial in any court in Nigeria; a period of over 270 days and none of errant
soldiers that perpetrated the heinous crime has been arrested and put on trial.
We hereby call on your highly respected
personalities to:
At all times, manually and electronically,
advice and task President Muhammadu Buhari on modern workings of democracy,
human rights and rule of law.
Investigate and condemn all forms of human rights abuse particularly unprovoked attacks and killing of unarmed citizens, criminalization and stigmatization of rights to freedom of association, peaceful assemblies and freedom of expression; and reckless use of State violence in public governance approaches.
Task him to preserve and protect at all times the sanctity and independence of the Judiciary and the National Assembly as well
Task President Buhari to publicly renounce his abominable pronouncement made on 30th of December 2015 during his maiden Presidential Chat; upon which the Judiciary has been frightened and become terrified to the extent of conducting its proceedings (i.e. Hon Justice John Tsoho in Nnamdi Kanu’s Case) according to the dictates or whims and caprices of the President
Investigate and condemn all forms of human rights abuse particularly unprovoked attacks and killing of unarmed citizens, criminalization and stigmatization of rights to freedom of association, peaceful assemblies and freedom of expression; and reckless use of State violence in public governance approaches.
Task him to preserve and protect at all times the sanctity and independence of the Judiciary and the National Assembly as well
Task President Buhari to publicly renounce his abominable pronouncement made on 30th of December 2015 during his maiden Presidential Chat; upon which the Judiciary has been frightened and become terrified to the extent of conducting its proceedings (i.e. Hon Justice John Tsoho in Nnamdi Kanu’s Case) according to the dictates or whims and caprices of the President
Urge President Muhammadu Buhari to steer clear
of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu’s ongoing Court Case and allow a level ground for the
accused and his accusers (Buhari’s Presidency) to proof their cases.
Allow constitutionalism to be strictly
followed in Mr. Nnamdi Kanu’s Case including the need for the proceedings or
proposed trial to be conducted in the open court in accordance with Section 36
of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended in
2011, as well as the ICCPR and the ACHPR Treaty Laws.
Urge President Muhammadu Buhari to end his
obvious meddlesomeness in Mr. Nnamdi Kanu’s Case and the Judiciary and direct
his Attorney General to proof the Federal Government’s allegation that Citizen
Nnamdi Kanu is a treasonable felon or an insurrectionist; or withdraw the bogus
charges against him for want of evidence.
Urge President Muhammadu Buhari to produce
publicly dead or alive the Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh
Ibrahim El Zakzaky, who was shot and battered and detained incommunicado since
December 14th 2015; a period of nine months or 270 days.
Urge President Muhammadu Buhari to refrain
from making further mockery of the rule of law and citizens’ constitutional
liberties by arresting and clamping citizens into detention for over three
months without trial; contrary to Section 35 of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended in 2011.
Urge Mr. President to end his clamp down,
indiscriminate arrest and long detention without trial of Pro Biafra activists
across Nigeria or any part thereof, particularly members of the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB) and release all their members languishing in various
DSS cells across the country without trial.
Urge President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately
reverse himself concerning his violence prone style of governance particularly
his anti human rights stance, divisive and sectional governance as well as his
policies of militarization and militarism.
Yours in the Service to Humanity:
Emeka Umeagbalasi, B.Sc., Criminology &
Security Studies; M.Sc. (c), Peace & Conflict Studies
Board Chairman, International Society for
Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law-INTERSOCIETY
Email: info@intersociety-ng.org
Website: www.intersociety-ng.org
Obianuju Igboeli, Esq., LLB, BL; LLM (c)
Head, Civil Liberties & Rule of Law Program
Head, Civil Liberties & Rule of Law Program
Chinwe Umeche, Esq., LLB, BL
Head, Democracy & Good Governance Program
Head, Democracy & Good Governance Program
BIAFRA: NIGERIAN JUDICIARY
DRAGGED TO THE MUD AS NNAMDI
KANU'S DEFENCE TEAM MUSCLES
JUSTICE TSOHO OUT OF CASE.
Monday 26
September, 2016
ABUJA--- Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today, stepped down from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and other defendants in the case.
The continued trial which started at exactly 10 O'Clock in the morning after the arrival of the presiding judge saw the introduction of the legal representatives on both sides of the prosecution and the defense.
The Prosecution counsel to the FG, S.N Labaran when called upon, expressed surprise on the motion filed on 20th June, 2016 which he said he couldn't go through because according to him, it is voluminous.
He continued, saying he needed to extract and study the relevant ones from the records but was unable to conclude till the case came up, telling the honourable court that application should be closed and dismissed.
On the side of the defense team, two new counsels were injected to appeal for the second and third defendants, thereby leaving Muoma, Ejiofor and others on the side of the first defendant, Nnamdi Kanu.
The senior defense lawyer to the first defendant, Chuks Muoma, SAN, said he has been vindicated by the court records saying that he had observed that nothing could be obtained from that application, he however expressed surprise that the prosecution team will be closing the application.
In a new petition to the National Judicial Council, NJC, the defense team accused Justice Tsoho of “judicial rascality” and called for his investigation by the council.
However, Barrister I. E Eseme, a new defense lawyer representing the second defendant, Benjamin Madubugwu queried that since the first defendant has stated that they have no confidence in this court, why not the case taken to another court since the right of the defendants is paramount.
ABUJA--- Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today, stepped down from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and other defendants in the case.
The continued trial which started at exactly 10 O'Clock in the morning after the arrival of the presiding judge saw the introduction of the legal representatives on both sides of the prosecution and the defense.
The Prosecution counsel to the FG, S.N Labaran when called upon, expressed surprise on the motion filed on 20th June, 2016 which he said he couldn't go through because according to him, it is voluminous.
He continued, saying he needed to extract and study the relevant ones from the records but was unable to conclude till the case came up, telling the honourable court that application should be closed and dismissed.
On the side of the defense team, two new counsels were injected to appeal for the second and third defendants, thereby leaving Muoma, Ejiofor and others on the side of the first defendant, Nnamdi Kanu.
The senior defense lawyer to the first defendant, Chuks Muoma, SAN, said he has been vindicated by the court records saying that he had observed that nothing could be obtained from that application, he however expressed surprise that the prosecution team will be closing the application.
In a new petition to the National Judicial Council, NJC, the defense team accused Justice Tsoho of “judicial rascality” and called for his investigation by the council.
However, Barrister I. E Eseme, a new defense lawyer representing the second defendant, Benjamin Madubugwu queried that since the first defendant has stated that they have no confidence in this court, why not the case taken to another court since the right of the defendants is paramount.
In the same vein,
the new defense lawyer to the 3rd defendant, Maxwell Okpara noted that this
case is of public interest and that his client has expressed non-confidence in
the court describing it as compromised court following his parallel judgments
on the same request.
This led to a heated debate and a brief rumbling in court when Judge Tsoho stated that they cannot just stand up and start making statements. He ordered the defense lawyer to the 3rd defendant to sit down saying he is not the NJC and that if there is any complaints he wants to lay, he should go to the NJC.
The 3rd defendants however faulted the decision of the court not to grant the defendants bail, reiterating that his client has lost confidence, adding that if they cannot get justice in this court, they will have proceed to the International court.
Justice Tsoho expressed surprise on the statements made by the defence lawyers, saying he doesn't know if they are going through the normal channel.
Barrister Eseme noted that the motion was filed on 20th June and up till now, it has not been served to the applicants.
At the opening of the court session, Chuks Muoma, argued that the continuation of the matter by Judge Tsoho would amount to a great disservice since there was a petition against him, before the NJC.
He (Muoma), noted that they have approached the CJN and he responded that the matter is under investigation, pleading for a path of prudence on the part of the court.
He also alleged that the petitioners of the motion has something up their sleeves, adding that if they don't appreciate the manner he is going about the case, it should be transferred to another judge.
The defense lawyers all expressed loss of confidence from their client they are representing which led John Tsoho saying that he is not interested in the case, promising to hand over the case to the Chief Judge of the High Court so that he can assign the case to another judge
Announcing his final judgment, John Tsoho stepped down of the case saying, “following the alleged lack of confidence on the side of the defendants and noncompliance of the prosecution, the court will go on to disqualify itself from the case even without the conclusion of the investigation by the NJC.”
He said the court is minded not to prolong the issue, striking our the cases before it hence the lack of confidence by the defendants.
“This case will hereby be returned to the Hon Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.”
“Even if I am cleared of any bias by the NJC, I will not continue with this case,” said Mr. Tsoho.
Reporting from Abuja,
Chukwuemeka Chimerue and
Anyikwa Kelechi Cynthia
For Biafra Writers
This led to a heated debate and a brief rumbling in court when Judge Tsoho stated that they cannot just stand up and start making statements. He ordered the defense lawyer to the 3rd defendant to sit down saying he is not the NJC and that if there is any complaints he wants to lay, he should go to the NJC.
The 3rd defendants however faulted the decision of the court not to grant the defendants bail, reiterating that his client has lost confidence, adding that if they cannot get justice in this court, they will have proceed to the International court.
Justice Tsoho expressed surprise on the statements made by the defence lawyers, saying he doesn't know if they are going through the normal channel.
Barrister Eseme noted that the motion was filed on 20th June and up till now, it has not been served to the applicants.
At the opening of the court session, Chuks Muoma, argued that the continuation of the matter by Judge Tsoho would amount to a great disservice since there was a petition against him, before the NJC.
He (Muoma), noted that they have approached the CJN and he responded that the matter is under investigation, pleading for a path of prudence on the part of the court.
He also alleged that the petitioners of the motion has something up their sleeves, adding that if they don't appreciate the manner he is going about the case, it should be transferred to another judge.
The defense lawyers all expressed loss of confidence from their client they are representing which led John Tsoho saying that he is not interested in the case, promising to hand over the case to the Chief Judge of the High Court so that he can assign the case to another judge
Announcing his final judgment, John Tsoho stepped down of the case saying, “following the alleged lack of confidence on the side of the defendants and noncompliance of the prosecution, the court will go on to disqualify itself from the case even without the conclusion of the investigation by the NJC.”
He said the court is minded not to prolong the issue, striking our the cases before it hence the lack of confidence by the defendants.
“This case will hereby be returned to the Hon Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.”
“Even if I am cleared of any bias by the NJC, I will not continue with this case,” said Mr. Tsoho.
Reporting from Abuja,
Chukwuemeka Chimerue and
Anyikwa Kelechi Cynthia
For Biafra Writers
The above picture shows where a prison
official tried to remove a bracelet worn by the leader of the Indigenous People
of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu which has the inscription 'I LOVE BIAFRA. Reasons for
the action happens to be unknown.
BIAFRA: NNAMDI KANU DELAYED
FROM GOING TO COURT BY PRISON
OFFICIALS: INSISTED ON
APPEARING IN BIAFRAN ATTIRES:
JOHN TSOHO STEPS DOWN
Monday 26 September
2016
The presiding judge, Justice John Tsoho, arrived exactly at
10am. This was followed immediately with the introduction of all the legal team
and representatives from both the defendants' and prosecution counsel. The
legal representatives of both parties arrived court earlier before the Justice
John Tsoho. The lawyers toNnamdi Kanu and the other accused are Barr
Chuks Muoma [SAN], Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, while I.
E. Eseme[Esq] and Maxwell Okpara represented Benjamin
Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi.
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, appeared gallantly in court on 26th September 2016, on white traditional attire and full of smiles, after being delayed in prison due to insistence to put on his Biafra clothes and shoes, which eventually was denied him. He was accompanied by the second and third defendant, Mr Benjamin Madubugwu and Mr David Nwawuisi.
The DSS had on the 18th of December 2015, filed a three-count fresh charge of treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society and concealing goods in a container against the accused. This was hurriedly filed barely 24 hours after Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, ordered Kanu's unconditional release.
Ridiculously, Labaran afterwards expressed that he was not able to fully go through the motion filed by Kanu's defence team with reasons that the motion is voluminous.
Recall that Kanu's defence team has submitted this motion to the court since 20th June 2016 which the court promised to study it and react to it in the next court session, 26 September 2016.
Reacting to this, Barr Muoma expressed "I have been vindicated by the court records, I have also observed that nothing could be obtained from this application. "
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, appeared gallantly in court on 26th September 2016, on white traditional attire and full of smiles, after being delayed in prison due to insistence to put on his Biafra clothes and shoes, which eventually was denied him. He was accompanied by the second and third defendant, Mr Benjamin Madubugwu and Mr David Nwawuisi.
The DSS had on the 18th of December 2015, filed a three-count fresh charge of treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society and concealing goods in a container against the accused. This was hurriedly filed barely 24 hours after Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, ordered Kanu's unconditional release.
Ridiculously, Labaran afterwards expressed that he was not able to fully go through the motion filed by Kanu's defence team with reasons that the motion is voluminous.
Recall that Kanu's defence team has submitted this motion to the court since 20th June 2016 which the court promised to study it and react to it in the next court session, 26 September 2016.
Reacting to this, Barr Muoma expressed "I have been vindicated by the court records, I have also observed that nothing could be obtained from this application. "
In the same
manner, I. E. Eseme representing the second defendant stated that they do not
have confidence in Tsoho's court and suggested that the case be taken to
another court emphasizing that the right of the defendants is paramount. He
also lamented that it is unbelievable to realise that a motion filed since 20th
June 2016 is yet to be served to the applicants.
In response to these, Justice Tsoho expressed his dismay at the utterances from the defence lawyers while denying that he has no interest in Nnamdi Kanu's case.
To this end, Justice Tsoho ruled that he will return the case file of the defendants to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for possible assigning of the case to another judge.
Written By Chinedu Ewulu
Edited By Nwosu C. S.
Published By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah
For Biafra Writers.
In response to these, Justice Tsoho expressed his dismay at the utterances from the defence lawyers while denying that he has no interest in Nnamdi Kanu's case.
To this end, Justice Tsoho ruled that he will return the case file of the defendants to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for possible assigning of the case to another judge.
Written By Chinedu Ewulu
Edited By Nwosu C. S.
Published By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah
For Biafra Writers.
I AM NNAMDI KANU. I Have
Chosen Death. I Shall Die for Biafra and Let My Death Give My Generation a
Better Life... So touching to read
I AM NNAMDI KANU. I Have Chosen Death. I Shall Die for
Biafra and Let My Death Give My Generation a Better Life… So touching to read
I AM NNAMDI KANU. I have chosen death. I shall die for
Biafra and let my death give my generation a better life. Let my death be a
guarantee for a better future. Let my death be your smile and let my death end
your marginalisation, subjugation, slavery and tears.
I am Nnamdi Kanu, the lion that chose
death over the abuse of his people. I shall choose death than renounce Biafra.
Give me Biafra or kill me is where I stand!
I have been arrested for nothing. I am a
prisoner of conscience. They are here to break me and make me renounce Biafra
but they don’t know me. They don’t know Biafra is my religion and they don’t
know that my renouncing Biafra is a death sentence. It is like committing
suicide. But in their widest dream shall I commit suicide and I assure them
that the days of reckoning will come, for Chiukwuokikeabiama shall avenge the
death of His children.
Monday 12 September 2016
Nnamdi Kanu writes Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai Nnenna Ibeh
Nnamdi
Kanu writes Chief of Army Staff Tukur
Buratai Nnenna Ibeh
The
leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has written to the
chief of army staff over the harassment of his relatives by some soldiers
– Kanu called on the army chief to investigate the harassment of his relatives
by the soldiers on Tuesday, September 6
Nnamdi
Kanu, the leader of the IPOB, has taken a step against the federal government
over the harassment of his family members by the Nigerian army in the past
week. In a petition to the chief of army staff Tukur Buratai, the leader of the
IPOB through his lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor accused the Nigerian army of gross
violation of the fundamental human rights of his sibling and relatives.
The
letter exclusively obtained by NAIJ.com was dated September 8, and receipt
acknowledged by the army headquarters on the same date. NAIJ.com had in a story
reported how Kanu’s younger sister Princess Tonia narrated the ordeal she and
some of her uncles suffered in the hands of 14 security operatives while
visiting her brother in Kuje prison on Tuesday, September 6. Princess said the
operatives – 12 full dress soldiers and 2 other in mufti – ambushed her and her
uncles after exiting the prison facility. She told NAIJ.com that the security
operatives, fully armed kept them in their white Toyota Hiace bus after
double-crossing their own vehicle. She said their names, numbers and addresses
were collected by these Nigerian army’s personnel before they were released.
However,
in the letter, Kanu’s lawyer said: “We were further reliably informed by our
client’s relatives (the victims) that the ferocious soldiers who abducted these
hapless, innocent and harmless citizens were fully aware that they were coming
out of the prison were they visited Nnamdi Kanu.” Ejiofor said the
trigger-happy soldiers sporadically fired shots into the air to dispel
passers-by during the ambush.
He
accused the Nigerian army of harassing and assaulting Kanu’s relatives who were
detained for one hour and kept incommunicado throughout the incident. He said
the soldiers only released Kanu’s sibling and relatives after the arrival of
their boss who drove in a Peugeot 406 car. He noted that the victims were forced
to make available their phone numbers, names and contact addresses.
Listing
the consequences of the harassment by the soldiers, Ejiofor said Princess, who
led the visit is a diabetic and hypertensive patient yet to recover from shock
and maltreatment suffered in the hands of the ‘overzealous’ soldiers. He also
said that it is appropriate to inform the chief of army staff of the harassment
of Princess and others, despite obtaining necessary security clearance from
relevant prison authorities before the visit.
He said: “The actions of these soldiers are a gross violation of the fundamental human rights of these relatives as enshrined in sections 34, 35 and 37 of the constitution of Nigeria and as such illegal and unconstitutional. “We are not oblivious of the consequences of this gross violation of their fundamental human rights which is actionable, but we most respectfully urge you to investigate this serious allegation with a view to applying necessary sanctions where a prima facie is established. “We shall not hesitate to adopt appropriate illegal remedies in a court of law if this arbitrary, imperious and unreasonable display of executive power is not checked,” Ejiofor concluded.
BIAFRA: I AM READY TO DIE
FOR MY PEOPLE AND
BIAFRA:
ONE YEAR IN PRISON HAS
ONLY MADE ME STRONGER--
NNAMDI KANU TO BUHARI
Friday 14 October, 2016
Today, Friday, 14th October, 2016, marks one year of the kidnap and unlawful detention of Dr. Nnamdi Kanu - the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB/Director of Radio Biafra, by the gestapo-SSS of Tyrant Buhari's Nigeria.
Nnamdi Kanu (Prisoner of Conscience) was arrested on 14th October, 2015 by the Agents of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the State Security Service (SSS) in his hotel room at the Golden Tulip Essential Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
Nnamdi Kanu during a visit to Kuje prison expressed great confidence and absolute loyalty towards the Biafra restoration project, saying that his one year in prison is too little a price to pay as long as Biafra will come. He berated the shenanigans of the Buhari-led government against him, while vowing that his continued detention will not deter him from remaining steadfast in this noble cause. He also urged Biafrans to continue even if he dies in detention. Biafra to everyone should be the ultimate goal and with strong conviction reiterated that it is "Biafra or Death".
Since the detention of Kanu, Nigeria has developed from worse to worst under a tyrant-Buhari. Buhari thought that holding the leader of IPOB automatically means the death of IPOB's ideology, but lo and behold, the agitation is increasing sporadically every minute he spends in prison. Every plague that befell the Egyptians of old due to Pharaoh's stubborness to allow the Israelites go has been manifesting in Nigeria. Buhari was clearly hoodwinked into believing that he can 'crush' Biafra like he has always regurgitated. Nnamdi Kanu since his illegal detention is yet to be found guilty and that his Buhari’s greatest challenge as of now.
What He Did Before His Arrest:
Nnamdi Kanu was the Anchor Man, and Director of Radio Biafra. He broadcasted on Radio Biafra until the day of his arrest. Radio Biafra was established in defense of the right of the Indigenous People of Biafra, and for the total emancipation and the restoration of the nation of Biafra; and to set a largely misinformed public free from the evil of tyrannical rule of a cabal of ill-educated and institutionally corrupt men and women. Radio Biafra propagates truth to mankind and exposes evil without fear or favor. It preaches the ideology, that is, “Biafra” in its totality
Radio Biafra is the voice of the voiceless Indigenous People of Biafra, it is a platform meant to salvage Biafrans - the most endangered species, who are being marginalized, exploited, subjugated, and mapped out for total extermination by the Islamic Mohammedan Emirates of the North since the amalgamation of Nigeria by the British Empire in 1914.
Nnamdi Kanu, through Radio Biafra, called Biafrans together in the spirit of brotherhood and comradery. He librated millions of Biafrans from mental slavery, made them discover their true identity, and restored their dignity as the children of the most high.
The Charges Against Him By The DSS:
The DSS brought three frivolous charges against Nnamdi Kanu, viz;
1) That Nnamdi Kanu and other unknown persons, now at large, at London, United Kingdom, between 2014 and September, 2015 with intention to levy war against Nigeria in order to force the President to change his measures of being the President of the Federation, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, by broadcasting on Radio Biafra; calling for self-determination of Biafra.
2) That he was Managing an unlawful society
3) And that he imported a radio transmitter and described it as containing household items.
His Court Case:
He was arraigned secretly at Magistrate Court, Abuja, granted bail under stringent conditions, some of which required the Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property within Abuja municipality of a level 16 officer in the Ministry. The bail conditions no matter how stringent, were met, yet he was not released. Under the UN and AU Charters, it is enshrined that upon meeting bail conditions, bail is granted. This is clear sign that Nigeria is sliding to days of Decree 2 and 4 of 1984 (promulgated by same Buhari). This is pure Dictatorship.
On 17th December, 2015, Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court, Abuja ordered that Kanu be released unconditionally, but the (S)DSS refused to obey the court order to date.
On 23rd December, 2015, Justice Mohammed opted out of the case, also countered the prosecution counsels, saying that Nnamdi Kanu had the right to reject the trial, “after all justice is rooted on confidence." This happened after Nnamdi Kanu objected to the case, stating that it was needless, as the federal government had repeatedly disobeyed previous court rulings, including releasing him unconditionally.
On 29th January, 2016, Judge John Tsoho ironically ordered that Nnamdi and the other two accused persons, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi be remanded in Kuje prison pending the commencement of their trial. He gave three baseless reasons for his rulin
1) That Nnamdi Kanu was a threat to national security.
2)That if released, Nnamdi Kanu might commit the same offence again.
Today, Friday, 14th October, 2016, marks one year of the kidnap and unlawful detention of Dr. Nnamdi Kanu - the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB/Director of Radio Biafra, by the gestapo-SSS of Tyrant Buhari's Nigeria.
Nnamdi Kanu (Prisoner of Conscience) was arrested on 14th October, 2015 by the Agents of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the State Security Service (SSS) in his hotel room at the Golden Tulip Essential Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
Nnamdi Kanu during a visit to Kuje prison expressed great confidence and absolute loyalty towards the Biafra restoration project, saying that his one year in prison is too little a price to pay as long as Biafra will come. He berated the shenanigans of the Buhari-led government against him, while vowing that his continued detention will not deter him from remaining steadfast in this noble cause. He also urged Biafrans to continue even if he dies in detention. Biafra to everyone should be the ultimate goal and with strong conviction reiterated that it is "Biafra or Death".
Since the detention of Kanu, Nigeria has developed from worse to worst under a tyrant-Buhari. Buhari thought that holding the leader of IPOB automatically means the death of IPOB's ideology, but lo and behold, the agitation is increasing sporadically every minute he spends in prison. Every plague that befell the Egyptians of old due to Pharaoh's stubborness to allow the Israelites go has been manifesting in Nigeria. Buhari was clearly hoodwinked into believing that he can 'crush' Biafra like he has always regurgitated. Nnamdi Kanu since his illegal detention is yet to be found guilty and that his Buhari’s greatest challenge as of now.
What He Did Before His Arrest:
Nnamdi Kanu was the Anchor Man, and Director of Radio Biafra. He broadcasted on Radio Biafra until the day of his arrest. Radio Biafra was established in defense of the right of the Indigenous People of Biafra, and for the total emancipation and the restoration of the nation of Biafra; and to set a largely misinformed public free from the evil of tyrannical rule of a cabal of ill-educated and institutionally corrupt men and women. Radio Biafra propagates truth to mankind and exposes evil without fear or favor. It preaches the ideology, that is, “Biafra” in its totality
Radio Biafra is the voice of the voiceless Indigenous People of Biafra, it is a platform meant to salvage Biafrans - the most endangered species, who are being marginalized, exploited, subjugated, and mapped out for total extermination by the Islamic Mohammedan Emirates of the North since the amalgamation of Nigeria by the British Empire in 1914.
Nnamdi Kanu, through Radio Biafra, called Biafrans together in the spirit of brotherhood and comradery. He librated millions of Biafrans from mental slavery, made them discover their true identity, and restored their dignity as the children of the most high.
The Charges Against Him By The DSS:
The DSS brought three frivolous charges against Nnamdi Kanu, viz;
1) That Nnamdi Kanu and other unknown persons, now at large, at London, United Kingdom, between 2014 and September, 2015 with intention to levy war against Nigeria in order to force the President to change his measures of being the President of the Federation, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, by broadcasting on Radio Biafra; calling for self-determination of Biafra.
2) That he was Managing an unlawful society
3) And that he imported a radio transmitter and described it as containing household items.
His Court Case:
He was arraigned secretly at Magistrate Court, Abuja, granted bail under stringent conditions, some of which required the Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property within Abuja municipality of a level 16 officer in the Ministry. The bail conditions no matter how stringent, were met, yet he was not released. Under the UN and AU Charters, it is enshrined that upon meeting bail conditions, bail is granted. This is clear sign that Nigeria is sliding to days of Decree 2 and 4 of 1984 (promulgated by same Buhari). This is pure Dictatorship.
On 17th December, 2015, Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court, Abuja ordered that Kanu be released unconditionally, but the (S)DSS refused to obey the court order to date.
On 23rd December, 2015, Justice Mohammed opted out of the case, also countered the prosecution counsels, saying that Nnamdi Kanu had the right to reject the trial, “after all justice is rooted on confidence." This happened after Nnamdi Kanu objected to the case, stating that it was needless, as the federal government had repeatedly disobeyed previous court rulings, including releasing him unconditionally.
On 29th January, 2016, Judge John Tsoho ironically ordered that Nnamdi and the other two accused persons, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi be remanded in Kuje prison pending the commencement of their trial. He gave three baseless reasons for his rulin
1) That Nnamdi Kanu was a threat to national security.
2)That if released, Nnamdi Kanu might commit the same offence again.
3) That
there was a probability that Nnamdi Kanu might jump bail because he possessed
dual citizenship, the same baseless statements made by Muhammadu Buhari during
his maiden presidential media chat on 30th December, 2015.
On 19th February, 2016, Justice Tsoho dismissed the application by the federal government to have a secret trial and masking of witness bearers against Nnamdi kanu.
On 7th March 2016, John Tsoho reversed himself on an appeal which he earlier dismissed on February 19th, 2016, against Nnamdi Kanu. He thereby committed perjury.
On 5th April, 2016 at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Tsoho instituted secret trial in Nigeria. He maintained his ruling of 19th February, 2016, which stated that Nnamdi Kanu would be tried secretly - with masked witnesses. The public was barred from attending the hearing on 5th April, 2015. Only a handful of Journalists were permitted to cover proceedings.
And in continuation of reversal of his own ruling, Judge John Tsoho allowed DSS lawyer, Mr. Idakwo who was the lead interrogator of Nnamdi Kanu and the other two accused persons when they were in DSS custody to wear legal regalia and aid the lead prosecutor, Mr. Mohamed Labaran. The DSS automatically became the arresting agency, the detainer, interrogator, investigator and also running the prosecution in a court of law for the office of the Attorney General of Nigeria through the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
During the proceedings on 5th April, 2016, the defending counsel led by SAN Chuks Muoma was the first to make his presentation - that the law provided that each counsel had a maximum time of 20 minutes to (adumbrate) make their presentation, but Justice Tsoho cut short the right of adumbration of the defending council, which showed clearly that John Tsoho was biased.
On 26th September, 2016 Justice Tsosho backed off Kanu’s case after Kanu’s counsel, SAN Chuks Muoma, said the continuation of the matter by Mr. Tsoho would amount to a great disservice since there was a petition against him, before the NJC.
On 5th October, 2016, the ECOWAS Community Court was opened to hear Kanu’s case with Nigerian government, but lo and behold, the counsel to the government was absent from the Court.
After taking stock of Kanu’s plight from 14th October, 2015 to 14th October, 2016, it is crystal clear that Muhammadu Buhari is hell-bent on fulfilling his statement of “Ensuring that Kanu is jailed”. Muhammadu Buhari is disobeying court orders, bullying judges and rubbishing the judiciary.
Since one year of Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, He has not been found guilty of any crime by any Court of competent jurisdiction yet he is still in detention. He has been denied of his human rights, he is undergoing physical and mental torture. Nothwithstanding all the maltreatment and injustices meted out on him, he still maintained that it is "Biafra or Death"; despite all the killings of peaceful Biafra protesters, those alive are still chanting alongside Kanu that it is either "Biafra or Death". This is a clear signal that Biafra cannot and should not be toiled with.
On 19th February, 2016, Justice Tsoho dismissed the application by the federal government to have a secret trial and masking of witness bearers against Nnamdi kanu.
On 7th March 2016, John Tsoho reversed himself on an appeal which he earlier dismissed on February 19th, 2016, against Nnamdi Kanu. He thereby committed perjury.
On 5th April, 2016 at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Tsoho instituted secret trial in Nigeria. He maintained his ruling of 19th February, 2016, which stated that Nnamdi Kanu would be tried secretly - with masked witnesses. The public was barred from attending the hearing on 5th April, 2015. Only a handful of Journalists were permitted to cover proceedings.
And in continuation of reversal of his own ruling, Judge John Tsoho allowed DSS lawyer, Mr. Idakwo who was the lead interrogator of Nnamdi Kanu and the other two accused persons when they were in DSS custody to wear legal regalia and aid the lead prosecutor, Mr. Mohamed Labaran. The DSS automatically became the arresting agency, the detainer, interrogator, investigator and also running the prosecution in a court of law for the office of the Attorney General of Nigeria through the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
During the proceedings on 5th April, 2016, the defending counsel led by SAN Chuks Muoma was the first to make his presentation - that the law provided that each counsel had a maximum time of 20 minutes to (adumbrate) make their presentation, but Justice Tsoho cut short the right of adumbration of the defending council, which showed clearly that John Tsoho was biased.
On 26th September, 2016 Justice Tsosho backed off Kanu’s case after Kanu’s counsel, SAN Chuks Muoma, said the continuation of the matter by Mr. Tsoho would amount to a great disservice since there was a petition against him, before the NJC.
On 5th October, 2016, the ECOWAS Community Court was opened to hear Kanu’s case with Nigerian government, but lo and behold, the counsel to the government was absent from the Court.
After taking stock of Kanu’s plight from 14th October, 2015 to 14th October, 2016, it is crystal clear that Muhammadu Buhari is hell-bent on fulfilling his statement of “Ensuring that Kanu is jailed”. Muhammadu Buhari is disobeying court orders, bullying judges and rubbishing the judiciary.
Since one year of Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, He has not been found guilty of any crime by any Court of competent jurisdiction yet he is still in detention. He has been denied of his human rights, he is undergoing physical and mental torture. Nothwithstanding all the maltreatment and injustices meted out on him, he still maintained that it is "Biafra or Death"; despite all the killings of peaceful Biafra protesters, those alive are still chanting alongside Kanu that it is either "Biafra or Death". This is a clear signal that Biafra cannot and should not be toiled with.
Buhari is
stucked between the deep blue sea and the shark as the world's focus is now on
him, with regards to Kanu’s case and the incessant killings of Biafrans.
Biafra Writers is urging all Biafrans to continue to keep faith with Kanu, as the international community has realised that a full-blown dictatorship has been activated while democracy is dying fast in Nigeria.
We are very positive that victory is in sight, as Buhari's tyranny will accelerate the Biafra restoration process. The world through our efforts now understand that the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu portends grave danger for humanity and the enclave, Nigeria and in such light we must keep up with the momentum.
#FreeNnamdiKanu #FreeBiafra
By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah
Edited By Uche Nwosu
Published By Nwosu C.S
For Biafra Writers
Biafra Writers is urging all Biafrans to continue to keep faith with Kanu, as the international community has realised that a full-blown dictatorship has been activated while democracy is dying fast in Nigeria.
We are very positive that victory is in sight, as Buhari's tyranny will accelerate the Biafra restoration process. The world through our efforts now understand that the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu portends grave danger for humanity and the enclave, Nigeria and in such light we must keep up with the momentum.
#FreeNnamdiKanu #FreeBiafra
By Chijindu Benjamin Ukah
Edited By Uche Nwosu
Published By Nwosu C.S
For Biafra Writers
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