KENYAN COURT FAULTS NNAMDI KANU’S ARREST, PENALIZES NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT

Justice E.C. Mwita of the Kenyan High Court, sitting in Nairobi has slammed a compensatory fine on Nigerian and Kenyan Government for violation of fundamental human rights of the detained leader of the Indegenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

In the judgment delivered on June 24, 2025, the court sitting in Nairobi ruled that Kanu’s abduction, detention without communication, alleged torture, and subsequent transfer to Nigeria in June 2021 constituted a gross violation of his fundamental human rights under Kenyan and international law.

The presiding judge, Justice E.C. Mwita, in his judgement, slammed both the Nigerian and Kenyan governments for the rendition of Kanu in gross violations of his rights as guaranteed by the constitutions.

Reacting to the judgement through its spokesperson, IPOB, described it as a resounding judicial earthquake that has shaken the legal foundations of the fraudulent rendition of their leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“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.

“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,”

“The Kenyan government was complicit in the illegal operation in concert with the Nigerian government.”

According to the group, the 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.

“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.

“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,” the group said