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Saturday 19 December 2015

NNAMDI KANU'S COURT CASE UPDATE

Phantom treasonable felony accusation against Nnamdi Kanu

The rule of law and the constitutionalism have finally been nailed to the coffin in Nigeria by President Mohammadu Buhari. Throughout the history of democracy, rule of law and constitutionalism in the country, be they parliamentary or presidential, Nigeria had never experienced the kind of insult, mockery and bastardization it presently experiences under barely seven months old Presidency of Retired Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari.

Human rights records of the present administration are also negatively alarming, shocking and deafening.  All the third generations of human rights (civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and development/community rights) are observed in gross breach by the Buhari administration. Nigerian Judiciary under his administration is no longer the bastion of democracy and last hope of the common man. It is now a leprous arm of government; being mocked and cajoled from left, right and center. A civilian government that makes mockery of and disobeys the rule of law and constitutionalism is worse than a mad man running amok with a sharp dagger in a crowded market place.

Citizen Nnamdi Kanu is today, made a prisoner of conscience by President Muhammadu Buhari and his DSS. The President and his DSS had in the past sixty days, flouted and gravely disobeyed four express and consequential orders of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court and the Federal High Court, Abuja Division bordering on Citizen Nnamdi Kanu’s constitutional rights to personal liberty, association, assembly, dignity of human person, life and expression.

It is freshly recalled that on 19th October 2015, His Worship, Hon Shaibu Usman of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court in Abuja granted conditional bail to Citizen Nnamdi Kanu and on 22nd October 2015, all the bail conditions were fulfilled; but the DSS refused to release him on bail; claiming it was acting based on personal directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Magistrate Court order for his bail was followed by two other consequential orders, which were also fragrantly disobeyed by the same DSS. On 18th November 2015, the DSS told the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court that it had on 10th November 2015 secured an ex parte order from the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to detain Citizen Nnamdi Kanu for ninety days for the purpose of investigating him for terrorism and terrorism financing; using the flawed defense of unconstitutional Section 27 (1) of the Terror Act of 2011 as amended.

On 17th December 2015, the same Federal High Court, presided over by Hon Justice Adeniyi Ademola struck out and dismissed the DSS fraudulently and unconstitutionally obtained 90 days detention order and ordered for immediate and unconditional release of Citizen Nnamdi Kanu. The DSS, again, flouted the order and introduced delay tactics attached with stringent conditions, to frustrate the signing of final discharge papers at the Federal High Court that would have allowed Citizen Kanu to go home same day.

We were shocked to observe that 24hours after the DSS brazen resort to delay tactics and stringent conditions; contrary to the order of the Federal High Court; it came up again yesterday (18-12-2015) with further delay tactics; claiming that its DG must be present and personally sign Citizen Kanu’s administrative release order.

As these delay tactics were going on; the Presidency reportedly called and defiantly directed that Citizen Kanu must sign an undertaking renouncing his pro Biafran agitation, as a  condition for its compliance with the court order; failure of which, he should remain detained in the DSS custody and be slammed with fresh  (false)accusation of treasonable felony.

It was on account of the insistence of Citizen Kanu’s lawyers that the order of the Federal High Court must be obeyed and enforced to the letter that the DSS refused to release Citizen Kanu; claiming that he was being held on suspicion of commission of treasonable felony. Citizen Kanu’s lawyers and family members and friends spent over 14 hours yesterday, from 10am to after midnight, waiting for the DSS to release him to them as ordered by the Federal High Court, all to no avail.

Just like the phantom and failed accusation of terrorism and terrorism financing; the second phantom accusation of treasonable felony is also dead on arrival. We had in one of our recent public statements boldly compared the difference between a democratic statesman and a civilian dictator or despot. While the former binds and heals national wounds; the latter creates and inflicts national wounds; while the former is an upholder and respecter of the rule of law, human rights and constitutionalism; the latter is a manipulator of the rule of law and constitutionalism. 

He also exploits the weakest provisions of the laws including retrogressive/retroactive criminal legislations and ouster clauses; for the purpose of entrenching his dictatorial or despotic grip and engaging in gross infringement of the citizens’ fundamental human rights. All the attributes of the latter above mentioned bear true characteristics of President Muhammadu Buhari and his civilian administration.


Emeka Umeagbalasi, Board Chairman

International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law

Uzochukwu Oguejiofor-Nwonu, Esq., Head, Campaign & Publicity Department




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24 comments

  1. Nigeria is a lawless country, FG and DSS should be ashamed of them self by practicing unlawful to the citizens right. Biafra exist before Nigeria. They are indigenous people they have their rights to freedom

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  2. THE CHARGE DOES NOT HOLD WATER! IT WILL DIE LIKE THE PREVIOUS ONES! FREEDOM FOR NNAMDI KANU, OTHER BIAFRANS HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT AND BIAFRANS AS A WHOLE IS SURE AND CERTAIN! ALL HAIL BIAFRA!

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  3. You Biafrans are very stupid and fearful.You want to wait until something goes more wrong and wrong,before you declare war? Buhari will never allow Biafra come into existence.We must take it by force.You better write for weapons and declare war against Nigeria.We will do more bombings.So we need more of grenades and RPGS.If you can't buy,we can produce.We are capable.If you guys don't declare war,we will declare it for you.Asap.

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  4. BUhari and His agent will face ICC. He will tell the world weather he is democracy president or Dictator. In fact Buhari should be drag to world to answer query. Buhari is claim that he is above the law and above the whole world that call for the release of Nnadi Kalu. Buhari need to be order for Investigation. Honest. That man is Evil.

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  5. May nigeria continue to be put to shame in every court there go all over the world ijn. He who has started winning will continue to win ijn

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  6. war is what the zoo needs

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  7. The way of illiterate dictators is the way of crudity, lawlessness, visionlessness, violence, and wickedness. Buhari encompasses every sad and horrible about black man and Africa. But in the end, he'll go the way of animals like himself. Already, the wrath of God is being let loose on him and anyone who believes in that zoo. The signs are everywhere. Biafrans must remain patient and resolute. This battle for now is of our God. When he wants us to join him in the final battle for liberation, we shall know it.

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  8. Bull shit! Enough of this insult why would they not release our Father? Mallam buhari is looking for a trouble that will consume him and he will. Definitely find it. GOD BLESS BIAFRA!

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    1. to confirm what u re saying pls put ur picture ok we the Biafrans want to know u better bcs we will come after ur rubbish comment

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  9. At the end we will win and BIAFRA NATION will be restored... Iseee

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  10. GOD is behind the case of Nnamdi Kanu like Moses and Pharaoh so shall it be with in the case of Nnamdi Kanu and Buharia mark today, it shall not be long

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    1. Wat are we waiting for we need to declare biafran republic.i won't wait to be a biafran soider

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  11. this country has no law... every thing in it is stubborn and corrupted ....I thought that no one is above the law? but we have seen the DSS disobeying the so called law...... I pity and Nigerian lawyer that will quote anything in the constitution for me let he not regret the day he/she became a lawyer... go and tell the self centered, wicked, selfish, evil minded,felons all in the name of leaders.. to first obey the instructions all in the name of law before telling me. God will soon punish t
    yew Nigerian leaders...

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  12. Let battle this zoo down. Pls youths of biafrans want to fight. Give weapons and we will turned Nigeria upside down.

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  13. We have to blame the chief judge for not taking serious action against the evil DSS for disobeying his order

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  14. FELLOW BIAFRA. WE MUST KNOW THAT TO ACHIEVE OUR BIAFRA IS NOT EASY IN THE HAND OF OUR ENEMY NIGERIAN. THEREFORE WE MUST BE ALERT. WE NEED TO START TRAIN OUR YOUTH WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE GUN. WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR YOUTH VERY HARD FOR THIS STRUGGLE AS THE NEXT STEP FOR THIS AS I AM SEEING IS WAR. WE CAN NOT RELAX LIKE WOMAN. WE MUST CONFRONT NIGERIA IN THE WAR. BIAFRA SOLDIER,NAVY,POLICE SHOULD ALSO HELP IN THIS TRAINING. WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR YOUTH WELL IN ORDER TO CONFRONT NIGERIAN. THIS MY OWN OPINION. WE CAN NOT SAID THAT WE CAN NOT FIGHT. WE MUST FIGHT. NOTE THAT THOSE WHO LOVE THEIR LIVE WILL LOSE IT. IT IS WRITTEN. IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF DEATH THEN DEATH WILL KILL YOU. WEATHER DIED BY GUN SHOOT OR DIED IN YOUR HOUSE ONE MUST DIED. DIED IS DIED. IF YOU CAN NOT FIGHT YOUR ENEMY THEN YOUR ENEMY WILL FIGHT. WE NEED TO BE ALERT. WE MUST GET OUR SELF OUT OF HAUSA/FULANI WITH YORUBA.

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  15. WE IN THE HANDS OF THESE HAUSA FULANI AND YORUBA PEOPLE WILL NOT BE FOREVER. IT WILL SOON EXPIRE, THEIR IS A COURT ORDER AND YOU WANT TO GET ANOTHER ORDER FROM YOUR DSS. LET IT BE KNOWN THAT SOMEONE HIGHLY PLACED WILL SOON DIE FOR NNAMDI KANU SAKE

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  16. This is the Change you people were fighting for.

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  17. This is the Change you people were fighting for.

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  18. Nnamdi, my bro,Yahweh Yeshua/Chukwu Okike Abhiama is your STRENGTH.For the FREEDOM of your people,your brothers/sisters/BIAFRANS ALL OVER THE WORLD you are going through all these,just take heart in the end we win,remember you always say this.Also remember the suffering of our lord YAHWEH YESHUA/JESUS CHRIST our saviour/CHIZOBA,Isaiah 53 from verse 1-12,surely you borne our griefs and carried our sorrows for BIAFRAN'S FREEDOM on your SHOULDERS,we highly appreciate your sacrifice,please let the good LORD be your STRENGTH,our PRAYS and supplications to our heavenly father/chukwu okike Abhiama and our actions for your release continues.The forces of evil will never prevail against the forces of good,just bear that in mind,as Yahweh Yeshua overcame so have you overcome too because HE/CHUKWU OKIKE ABHIAMA/YESHUA is in control.

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  19. BUHARI OR WHAT EVER YOU CALL YOURSELF,JUST BEAR IN MIND THAT YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.SINCE YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE GREATER THAN EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD,THE ROT OF CHUKWU OKIKE WILL PUT YOU INTO 10[TEN] FEET UNDER THE SURFACE OF THIS EARTH,AND BELIEVE ME THAT YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN HELL FIRE CAUSE [PORGATORY]IS NOT FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.DEATH IS REALLY COMING CLOSE TO YOU.[ITI BORIBO]LIKE YOU HOLDING A LEARNED MAN DR NNAMDI KANU AND YOU THINK THAT IS YOUR RIGHT? BUHARI REMEMBER THAT CHUKWU OKIKE CREATED YOU AND YOU ARE NOT STRONGER THAN HIM NIETHER ARE YOU STRONGER THAN BIAFRA.HMMMMMMM OLD MAN,BEWARE......

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