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  The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Legal Consortium has alleged that the Federal High Court lacked the legal jurisdiction to proceed with the trial of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on March 21, 2025. The claim was contained in a public briefing note issued on October 5, 2026, by Onyedikachi Ifedi, Esq., on behalf of the consortium. The briefing note, titled “The First Jurisdictional Failure: The Charge Sheet Was a Legal Corpse,” forms Part 1 of what the consortium described as a 150-part forensic examination of Kanu’s trial and conviction. According to the legal group, the Federal Government has abandoned the appeal by allegedly failing to file its brief or substantive defence within the required period. The consortium argued that the central issue before the appellate court should first be whether the Federal High Court was lawfully seized of Kanu’s case before considering questions surrounding his guilt or innocence. It further alleged that Just...