Double Standards in Nigeria’s Judiciary: IPOB Exposes Why Appeal Courts Moved Overnight Then, But Hide Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s File Now
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the United Igbo Political Congress (UIPC) of attempting to defend what it described as a flawed judgment against its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, alleging that all six major terrorism counts used in his conviction were based on a repealed law. In an official press statement dated October 28, 2026, and signed by its Media Officer, Rev. Chimezie Ọchụlọ, the IPOB Homeland, under the leadership of Kanu, criticised a statement released by the UIPC on October 27, 2026, and signed by High Chief Major (Dr.) C.O.C. Uzor (Rtd.). IPOB described the UIPC statement as misleading and accused the organisation of shielding what it called judicial misconduct rather than addressing the legal questions surrounding Kanu’s conviction. The group maintained that the six terrorism counts against Kanu were entered under the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013, which it said was repealed following the enactment of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) A...
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