The US military veterans of Estimencia de Igbo have urged Judge James Omotosho of the Federal Superior Court in Abuja to remain absolutely impartial in the trial of the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra (Ipob), Nnamdi Kanu, in the charges for terrorism presented by the federal government.
The group insisted that Kanu is a prisoner of conscience and that the federal government should not be tried by the federal government, since it has not committed any crime.
Kanu is scheduled to be prosecuted before the judge on Friday, March 21, for alleged terrorism positions filed against him by the Federal Government.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the group recalled the “extraordinary interpretation of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria by the government, as well as its alleged illegal detention in the DSS Nigeriana dungeon.”
They also highlighted several judicial judgments in favor of Kanu that have not been implemented by the federal government.
The statement, published in Abuja, was signed jointly by the President of the Group, Dr. Sylvester Onyia; Rising Sun President, Chief of Dede Maxwell; and ambassadors of the president of self -determination, chief Engine Evans Nwankwo.
It is read in part: “American military veterans of IGBO descent (Avid), together with the Sun Rising and self -determination ambassadors, all located in the continental United States (Conus), have meticulously monitored the trajectory of Nnamdi Kanu Kanu subjugation in Nigerian security.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Ipob, has not committed any crime. We are aware of his extraordinary interpretation of Kenya to Nigeria, as well as his illegal detention in the DSS Nigerian dungeon. We are aware of several judicial judgments in his favor that have not been implemented.
“In July 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Council (through a historical opinion issued by its working group) declared that the appropriate remedy would be that the Nigeria government free Kanu immediately and gives him a required right to compensation and other repairs, in accordance with international law.
“In December 2023, Nigeria's Supreme Court said it was wrong to have revoked the bond of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, which means that its bond should be restored by virtue of section 287 (1) of the Constitution.
“According to the documented judicial foundations, we collectively express the disappointment for the management of the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu case. Since it was acquitted by the courts, we wonder why the Government is still trying to prosecute it. It has no case to respond. We demand its immediate and unconditional liberation now.
“We extend the caution to Judge James Omotosho regarding the security of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and we remain firm, declaring that a rapist should not prove to his victim.
“Judge James Omotosho should not make the mistake of forgetting that the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was inherited by the administration of President Tinubu, with the awareness that you cannot accumulate illegality about illegality when everyone is observing,” added the statement.
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