FG's case against Nnamdi Kanu has  collapsed - IPOB 

The Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB,has said that the suit filed by the federal government against its leader,Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has collapsed , stressing that the government's legal team failed to establish a prima facie case against Kanu. 

It stated that the prosecution team led by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Adegboyega Amolowo,SAN, presented a feeble opposition to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s no case submission.

In a statement,by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB noted that the prosecution failed to answer several critical arguments,such as the absence of victims, lack of forensic authentication, and hearsay nature of all witness testimonies. 

IPOB then urged Justice Omotosho to dismiss the suit,adding that the case presents an opportunity to rise above executive pressure and affirm the law as there is no case to answer and nothing to defend.

IPOB's statement read;''We wish to draw the attention of the Nigerian public, the international community, and all institutions of conscience to the watershed legal reply filed on July 14, 2025, by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, in defence of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. 

"The legal argument advanced by Chief Agabi SAN and the team of Senior Advocates stands on solid constitutional and evidentiary footing.

"It demonstrates beyond question that the federal government has utterly failed to establish even a prima facie case against our leader.

"The prosecution’s team, led by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, exposed hollow, unprovable and offensive responses to the principles of criminal justice.

"The reply shows that the prosecution failed to answer several critical arguments—such as the absence of victims, lack of forensic authentication, and hearsay nature of all witness testimonies. 

'In law, these omissions amount to an admission. The federal government, by its own silence, has conceded that it has no evidence tying Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to any crime.

"The case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is no longer just weak,it is non-existent. It is held together only by political vengeance and the refusal of the Nigerian state to admit that it erred.

"There is no evidence of Incitement, only edited recordings.The only “evidence” the prosecution relied on are edited, unverified audio clips. Not a single person testified to being incited by any alleged broadcast. No forensic analyst was brought. No unedited source was presented. This is not evidence—it is propaganda. It is illegal, unconstitutional, and must be rejected.

"The Count 7 of the charge absurdly claims that Mazi Kanu imported a transmitter. But no importation documents were tendered. No date, no shipping manifest, no clearing agent, no port of entry was presented. The prosecution failed to provide anything resembling proof. It is nothing but fabricated fiction.

"The prosecution even attempted to reverse the burden of proof

By asking the defendant to explain his own alleged words, the prosecution sought to shift the burden of proof. This is contrary to Section 36(5) of the Constitution, which guarantees the presumption of innocence. No Nigerian court should accept such lawless reasoning. The burden lies solely on the government to prove guilt, not on our leader to prove his innocence.

"The prosecution even attempted to change the law under which one of the charges was filed—after the trial had commenced! This is unheard of. The law is clear: the court has no jurisdiction to try a charge that is vague, contradictory, or improperly filed. All seven counts suffer from these fatal defects.

"Despite the gravity of the accusations, not a single victim was produced. Not one Nigerian came forward to say, "I was harmed because of Kanu’s broadcasts." The law demands proof beyond doubt. What the prosecution has offered is mere conjecture—dressed in emotion but devoid of fact.

"The case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is no longer just weak—it is non-existent. It is held together only by political vengeance and the refusal of the Nigerian state to admit that it erred.

"IPOB calls on Justice Omotosho to discharge his sacred duty. The world is watching. The Nigerian judiciary is on trial just as much as our leader. This is the moment to rise above executive pressure and affirm what the law already makes clear:

"There is no case to answer. There is nothing to defend. There must be an acquittal.

"We urge the media, civil society, diplomatic missions, and all lovers of justice to study the reply on points of law. History will remember where everyone stood when justice cried out to be done."