IPOB Reject Life Sentence For Nnamdi Kanu, Say Agitation No Be Crime

Di Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) don reject di Thursday judgment wey Federal High Court Abuja take sentence dia leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges. For statement wey Emma Powerful drop on Friday, IPOB insist say Kanu no commit any offence wey Nigerian law sabi, and say im agitation na strictly self-determination, a right wey international conventions protect. Powerful blast di judgment of Justice James Omotosho, accuse am of refusing to apply Section 36(12) of di 1999 Constitution wey talk say person no fit collect conviction unless di offence dey clearly defined for written law. IPOB come talk say in di coming days dem go expose all di contradictions, illegalities and defects wey dem say full Justice Omotosho ruling, stressing say no gun, no grenade, no GPMG, no explosive, no attack plan and no single witness ever show court say Kanu commit any offence for Nigerian or international law. Dem add say di only thing Federal Government dey criminalise na self-determination, wey Article 20 of African Charter and Article 1 of major UN Covenants protect, and say agitation no be terrorism, referendum no be weapon.

IPOB still talk say insecurity for South-East escalate when Kanu dey DSS custody and no fit ever dey pinned on am, and remind Nigerians how military attack am during Operation Python Dance and massacre IPOB members for Nkpor, Aba, Onitsha, Emene and other places without any government officer answering for am. Di group call di conviction unconstitutional, accuse Justice Omotosho of relying on repealed laws, and question am on which written law e use take convict Kanu even when Supreme Court and Appeal Court don already rule say nobody fit dey tried under non-existent statute. IPOB say dem go soon release full response to di judgment and continue to engage international bodies over wetin dem call judicial and human-rights violations, while dem renew dia demand for UN-supervised referendum. Meanwhile, Justice Omotosho talk say Kanu Radio Biafra broadcasts and sit-at-home directives amount to terrorism, and say im alleged role for attacks on security personnel by Eastern Security Network join di prosecution evidence.