A member of the Nnamdi Kanu global defence consortium, Onyedikachi Ifedi, Esq., has said that the charges filed by the Federal Government against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, are “legally dead and non-existent.”
Ifedi, who spoke after Tuesday’s proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja, said Kanu had in open court proved that the charges were invalid, relying on constitutional provisions and a Supreme Court judgment.
“Kanu has no valid, living, or extant charge against him. None. Zero,” Ifedi said in a briefing note. “The entire charge sheet is a legal corpse — repealed, non-existent, and unamended in open defiance of a Supreme Court order.”
He accused the prosecution of disobeying the apex court’s directive by failing to amend the charges as ordered in the December 15, 2023 judgment delivered by Justice Garba JSC.
“Obey the Supreme Court: amend the charge or strike it out. Respect Section 36(12) of the 1999 Constitution. No law means no trial and no detention,” he stated.
During the session presided over by Justice James Omotosho, Kanu represented himself and insisted that there was no existing law backing the charges against him.
“My Lord, there is no charge before this court,” Kanu told the judge. “This court lacks jurisdiction. The law cited is repealed and unknown to our statutes.”
Justice Omotosho said the application would be taken at the appropriate stage, but Kanu maintained that jurisdiction must be decided first.
According to the defence team, the Federal Government’s refusal to amend the charges amounts to contempt of the Supreme Court and renders the proceedings a nullity.
“The only lawful step now,” Ifedi said, “is for the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and comply fully with the judgment of the Supreme Court.”
The matter was adjourned to Wednesday, November 5, for continuation before Justice Omotosho.
