Kanu writes CJN, Court of Appeal president; demands urgent hearing of cases

The household of the convicted person of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has disclosed that helium has written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the Court of Appeal, demanding the contiguous listing and proceeding of his pending cases.

The family, successful a connection issued connected Tuesday by the Okwu-Kanu Family, said the determination followed what it described arsenic the Federal Government’s nonaccomplishment to record substantive responses successful the 2 proceedings contempt the transition of respective months.

According to the family, Kanu commenced proceedings earlier the Supreme Court connected November 7, 2025, challenging the legality of the apex court’s December 15, 2023, remittal judgement.

It said the Federal Government was duly served but had, according to records disposable to the family, not filed a substantive effect oregon caused the lawsuit to beryllium listed for proceeding much than 9 months later.

The household besides disclosed that Kanu has a abstracted entreaty earlier the Court of Appeal challenging his November 20, 2025, condemnation and beingness sentence.

The household questioned what it described arsenic the disparity successful the velocity with which the judiciary acted erstwhile the Federal Government sought to forestall Kanu’s merchandise successful 2022 and the gait of proceedings concerning his existent bid for freedom.

It recalled that the Court of Appeal, connected October 13, 2022, delivered judgement disch...