One of the brothers of Nnamdi Kanu, the recently imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Kanunta Kanu tweeted on Sunday that Prince Emmanuel Kanu and Dr. Maxwell Opara had met with the IPOB leader at the Sokoto Medium Security Prison.
Kanu was moved from the Department of State Services (DSS) facility in Abuja to a correctional facility in Sokoto State on Friday by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Kanu was found guilty of terrorism and given a life sentence for issuing a “sit-at-home” order in the South-East, which the court determined was enforced by violence and threats.
In addition, the court sentenced him concurrently to 20 years and five years for additional counts. The court’s decision to reject the death penalty was based on global concerns about the death penalty.
Kanunta claims that Kanu told him to tell the public that his conviction had no legal basis and that no one could be found guilty under a law that had been repealed.
Kanu emphasized that his last written speech, which was based on the idea of a fair trial, was rejected, he continued. He added that neither the charge sheet nor the formal presentation of the evidence against him contained the evidence that the court relied upon.
Kanunta added that Kanu expressed worries about the court’s reliance on Justice Binta Nyako’s struck-out charges, calling it a serious problem.
The tweet continued, “Upon reviewing the judgment, he identified numerous errors that undermined the validity of his trial.”
Kanu, he continued, asked well-meaning Nigerian judges, magistrates, and attorneys to carefully review the ruling and respect the country’s laws and the Nigerian Constitution.
“He questioned the disparity between the favorable rulings in Umuahia High Court, Enugu, Appeal Court, United Nations, and Supreme Court, which stated that the laws under which he was charged are repealed and must be amended, but were ignored,” Kanunta stated.
He praised morally upright people who saw the injustice and opposed it. Regardless of a person’s tribe, religion, or ethnic background, I, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will oppose injustice, unfairness, and evil.
“To Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, injustice is injustice everywhere.” I am still grateful for all of your encouragement, well wishes, and prayers. “Bless you, Elohim,” he continued.
Critics claimed political meddling during Kanu’s trial, which garnered national and international attention. The court accused Kanu of inciting violence through broadcasts and connected his sit-at-home order to the murder of Ahmed Gulak, a former presidential aide.
Kanu is “arrogant, cocky, and full of himself,” according to Justice Kolawole Omotosho, who also stated that his rhetoric seriously jeopardizes public safety.
