Eastern Times

Today, we go again!
This day carries enormous significance for many reasons. At the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria is on the verge of either rewriting or repeating its own tragic history or redrawing the very map of justice. It may also be a day the country meets its nemesis.

Why?
Because a Federal High Court judge is about to deliver a ruling on whether the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is guilty of the terrorism-related offenses the Nigerian state has accused him of, charges rooted in his unrelenting agitation for a separate homeland for the people of the South East.

By a twist of fate only destiny itself can explain, I am also in court today, facing a charge of “cybercrime” filed by the Nigeria Police Force on behalf of one of Nigeria’s most notorious so-called billionaires, Senator Prince Ned Nwoko.

This case traces back to a 2021 incident involving Ned Nwoko and an aphrodisiac vendor popularly known as Jaruma. Nwoko sought to jail her by any means necessary, but my intervention prevented that injustice. Instead of learning, he turned his sights on me claiming that a Sahara Reporters story exposing fraudulent activities connected to his NGO amounted to “cyberbullying.”

His favourite police enforcers at the FCT Command in Abuja arrested and briefly detained me and have repeatedly attempted to arraign me under a section of the 2015 Cybercrime Act that has since been removed from the law, one of the many absurdities of this persecution.

But back to Nnamdi Kanu.

I am pretty certain his case goes far beyond the expectation that a court in Abuja, presided over by one of its coconut-headed judges, will suddenly deliver justice. It cannot unless it bows to superior, natural forces of justice and applies conscience rather than federal might.

Two weeks ago, I led a protest to highlight the futility and danger of this trial. I stand firm by that action. In fact, I spent three nights in Kuje Prison for daring to lead a protest demanding the release of one of Nigeria’s top hostages.

And today, again, I insist that It is not too late.

Credit: Omoyele Sowore

is inevitable.

PRESS STATEMENT
28 OCTOBER 2025

FG And UK’s AI Propaganda Confirms They Have Completely Lost The Battle Against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

The attention of the noble family of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the supreme leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to yet another laughable piece of artificial intelligence garbage being circulated by agents of the Nigerian Government, their collaborators in the United Kingdom, and the familiar chorus of anti-Igbo media outlets, claiming that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu threatened to “wipe out Obasanjo’s lineage.” Only a regime drowning in shame would churn out such childish forgeries to deceive a semi-literate audience.

This fresh hoax follows closely on the heels of last week’s fabricated video where the same criminals made it appear as if Mazi Kanu declared himself a god who decides who lives or dies. When propaganda becomes this desperate, it can only mean one thing. The enemies of Biafra have lost the argument. They have lost the case. They have lost the moral ground. The only weapon left to them is insult to public intelligence.

For the record, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has always shown respect to elder statesmen such as Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, and Professor Yemi Osinbajo. There has never been a single instance where he disrespected them. The attempt to tie him to an imaginary threat is a disgraceful propaganda stunt that collapses under the slightest scrutiny.

The timing of this AI fabrication is very telling. It appears the Nigerian Government and their British handlers are jittery that a respected figure like President Obasanjo may soon call for the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Their solution is to rush out a poorly-edited video to poison the air before the truth overwhelms their narrative.

IPOB challenges the Nigerian Government to show the public:

The valid and extant law under which Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is being tried.
The subsisting legal charge that qualifies as an offence in Nigeria today.
If they can produce those two things, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will enter his defence immediately. Instead of answering this basic constitutional demand, they are investing in AI deepfakes and media manipulation.

This nonsense is also proof that Justice James Omotosho at the Federal High Court Abuja may finally be telling those behind this persecution that he cannot continue to aid their judicial rascality. If they could rely on the law, they would not be manufacturing cartoons.

IPOB reminds the world that the insecurity in the South East began after the extraordinary rendition and unlawful detention of our leader. A man held in solitary confinement for years cannot be the source of external violence. Nigerian security agencies created the chaos and now blame the victim to cover their tracks. It is a criminal logic that fools nobody.

Those spreading these forgeries must understand that IPOB cannot be swayed by propaganda, AI distortion, or media intimidation. The issues remain unchanged:

• Release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally
• End the persecution of IPOB
• Respect the right to self-determination
• Allow a peaceful referendum for the Biafran people

If certain individuals prefer to remain second-class citizens in Nigeria, that is their right. They have only one vote in any referendum. Let them not drag others into servitude with them.

Nigeria should stop disgracing itself with forged videos and answer the simple question before the court. Where is the law.

COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.