THE legal team of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has commenced two separate legal actions seeking to compel the authorities to, henceforth, abide by the black letters of the Nigerian constitution and pertinent statutes in the overall conduct of his case.
In the first suit, marked: CV/875/25, filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), his lawyers requested for the enforcement of his constitutional right to fair hearing and to be tried within a reasonable time, and in the alternative, to release him unconditionally.
In the second suit, marked: M/3224/2025, which was also brought before the High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), his legal team is seeking for a Mandamus to compel the authorities to follow the law in the conduct of his trial, including the transfer of his case to Southeast, where it should have been instituted in the first place.
According to a statement signed by a member of his legal team, Aloy Ejimakor; “We wish to make it abundantly clear that these suits were primarily necessitated by the several unconstitutional and unlawful actions that have pervaded the conduct of Kanu’s case since the recusal of Honourable Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako on 24th September 2025.
“In summary, the said unconstitutional and unlawful actions include the refusal to reassign the case to another Judge; the backward reassignment of the case to the same Judge, who recused herself from the case; the refusal to consider transfer of the case to Southeast; and most importantly, the failure of the authorities to bring the case to a proper trial within a “reasonable time,” as the constitution demands.
“To be clear, these actions by the authorities constitute grave miscarriage of justice that have altogether become highly injurious to Kanu’s legal interests, including particularly the grave injustice of keeping him in detention for almost four years without any prospect of a fair trial.
“As a human being imbued with certain inalienable rights, Kanu cannot fold his hands whilst these injustices persist.”
