‘Nnamdi Kanu accepts Nigerian govt’s admission that conviction done without jurisdiction’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, agrees with the Nigerian government’s alleged admittance that the Abuja Federal High Court presided by Justice James Omotosho “acted without jurisdiction” successful convicting him.

Justice Omotosho, connected November 20, 2025, convicted Kanu connected coercion charges filed against him by the Nigerian authorities and subsequently sentenced him to beingness imprisonment. The IPOB person is presently serving a situation word successful Sokoto prison.

IPOB had, successful a connection released by its spokesperson Emma Powerful to denote the commencement of proceedings successful Kanu’s entreaty astatine the Court of Appeal connected June 5, 2026, claimed that the Nigerian government, successful its cross-appeal, admitted that the Abuja Federal High Court convicted and sentenced Kanu without jurisdiction.

The cross-appeal was filed by the Nigerian authorities successful effect to the entreaty filed by Kanu to situation his conviction.

In a follow-up connection released by Powerful on Sunday, IPOB sa...