“Judiciary on Trial”: IPOB Slams FG’s ‘Absurd’ Attempt to Link Nnamdi Kanu to #EndSARS Protests

Explosive courtroom revelations have triggered widespread outrage after the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) accused the Nigerian government of using fabricated evidence and manipulated narratives in its trial against detained leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group described the June 19, 2025 proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja, as a “judicial embarrassment” and a national disgrace to due process and legal ethics.

The government’s last witness, identified only as PW5-EEE, stunned the courtroom with inconsistent testimony that fell apart under cross-examination. According to IPOB, the witness’s claim that Kanu incited the 2020 #EndSARS protests through online broadcasts was a desperate lie. The protests, which began in Ughelli, Delta State, were globally recognized as a spontaneous youth-led movement against police brutality—not the outcome of any single voice.

Defence counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, declared an immediate intention to file a No-Case Submission, arguing that the prosecution failed to establish any credible link between Kanu and terrorism or incitement. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the case until July 18, 2025, for the adoption of final written addresses, as frustration grew in the courtroom over the prosecution’s failure to produce evidence.

Court observers were alarmed by the prosecution’s admission that key documents, including autopsy and security reports, were fabricated only in June 2025—five years after the alleged incidents. No names, ranks, or units of the 200 purportedly slain security personnel in the South-East were submitted as proof. Even the so-called intelligence report connecting IPOB to regional violence lacked authentication or origin trace.

Lead prosecution counsel, Chief Awomolo, SAN, was reportedly forced to reprimand his own witness in court for dodging questions. At one point, Justice Omotosho demanded direct “yes or no” responses after the witness gave vague, contradictory answers that embarrassed the state’s legal team. IPOB insists these moments confirm the trial is a political vendetta, not a pursuit of justice.

IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful questioned why Nigerian media continue to echo government accusations while ignoring courtroom facts. “Why the silence on prosecutorial forgeries, fake documents, and collapsed testimonies?” he asked. “This is a show trial, not a legal process. It’s a witch-hunt against a man who stood up for his people and spoke out against injustice.”

The group has urged Nigerians and the international community to request Certified True Copies of court proceedings to uncover the full extent of what it called “state-orchestrated fraud.” With the world watching and human rights advocates raising red flags, IPOB maintains that Nnamdi Kanu remains a symbol of nonviolent resistance, unjustly vilified by a system terrified of truth.