Judicial Earthquake: Kenyan High Court Declares Nnamdi Kanu's Rendition To Nigeria As Unconstitutional And Gross Violation Of Kenyan And International Laws.
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, says it has won a resounding judicial victory in Kenya as the country's high court has declared the 2021 extradition of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria as not only illegal but in contravention of Kenyan and international laws.
...Awards 10 million Kenyan Shillings to Kanu in compensatory damages
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, says it has won a resounding judicial victory in Kenya as the country's high court has declared the 2021 extradition of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria as not only illegal but in contravention of Kenyan and international laws.
These were contained in a statement signed by the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful on Friday.
The judgement was delivered in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 24, 2025, Emma Powerful, stated.
The statement read, "IPOB wishes to formally announce a resounding judicial earthquake that has shaken the legal foundations of the fraudulent rendition of our leader, ONYENDU Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a historic, courageous, and landmark judgement delivered on June 24, 2025, the High Court of Kenya, sitting in Nairobi, found that the abduction, incommunicado detention, torture, and illegal transfer of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 was unlawful, unconstitutional, and a gross violation of his fundamental human rights under Kenyan and international law.
"This judgement vindicates our consistent position that what transpired in Nairobi in June 2021 was not extradition but extraordinary rendition — a criminal act of state-sponsored international terrorism involving the highest authorities of the Nigerian and Kenyan governments.
"We are grateful beyond measure to the brilliant legal leadership of Professor PLO Lumumba, lead counsel in the Kenyan litigation, whose courage, clarity, and tenacity led to this monumental legal victory.
"IPOB also extends heartfelt appreciation to the Kenyan Judiciary, especially Hon. Justice E.C. Mwita, who stood tall against ferocious political interference and international diplomatic pressure to deliver a fearless judgement grounded in law, morality, and constitutional justice.
"We know, and now the world must acknowledge, that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not commit any crime in Kenya. He entered Kenya lawfully as a British citizen. He was abducted in broad daylight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by agents of Nigeria’s secret police in collusion with rogue elements of the Kenyan security apparatus. He was chained, tortured, denied medication, and eventually bundled onto a private jet and flown illegally to Abuja without any extradition hearing or judicial warrant.
"The judgment held the Kenyan government liable for violations of Mazi Kanu’s rights, awarding compensatory damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings, a mere token of the monumental injustice inflicted but a massive blow to Nigeria’s false narrative. The court found that:
"Mazi Kanu was abducted without any lawful cause; He was tortured and detained incommunicado in violation of the Kenyan Constitution; His removal from Kenya was unconstitutional and illegal;
The Kenyan government was complicit in the illegal operation in concert with the Nigerian government.
"This verdict places a permanent and indelible legal stain on the records of former presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, 'Muhammadu Buhari' of Nigeria and former Attorney General Abubakar Malami, and their accomplices.
"It also exposes the criminal lobbying missions embarked upon by Nigerian leaders — from 'Buhari', Osinbajo, to Tinubu and Shettima — all of whom tried and failed to manipulate Kenya’s judiciary to cover up this internationally condemned act of extraordinary rendition.
"Let it be known that this is not the end. This is the beginning of a global accountability campaign. All those responsible — in Kenya, Nigeria, or elsewhere — shall be pursued to the ends of the earth under the universal principle of accountability for crimes against humanity. Neither British diplomatic complicity nor cowardly silence from Western powers will shield the perpetrators from the legal, diplomatic, and moral reckoning that is coming.
"To Justice E.C. Mwita, we say thank you for your judicial bravery. To Professor PLO Lumumba and his team, we salute your exceptional advocacy. To the oppressed peoples of the world, this is your victory — a warning to tyrants that international borders will no longer shield criminal regimes from justice.
"To the Nigerian judiciary, let this be a mirror: Justice is not an act of cowardice, but of courage.
"The world now knows the truth.Kenya has spoken. Justice is rising."
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