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Indigenous people of Bafrae IPOB has
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said that the detained Bafra Republic
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agitation leader Mazi Nami Kanu has not
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forfeited his rights to defend himself
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before the Federal High Court sitting in
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Abuja. After the judge, Justice James
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Omatosho ruled on Friday and stated that
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Nambi Kanu rights to enter defense has
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been forfeited and thereafter fixed
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November 20th, 2025 for judgment as
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Nambi Kanu was seen to have staged a
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defensive confrontation with aggressive
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loud voice challenging the court that
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the federal government allegations
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against him has no legal basis or any
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aspect of the Nigeria law that backs
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such allegations. This barristister
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lawyer G Mccor the organizing lawyer for
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the detained Bafra republic agitation
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leader had on Wednesday said in a
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written and video statement posted on
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his ex social media account that Nambdi
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Kanu is competent enough to defend
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himself especially given the political
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elements in the case which he
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understands better than any lawyer. In a
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press release issued and made available
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on Friday, IPOB in the statement signed
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by Emma Powerful Senate strongly
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condemns the new round of fake news
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being pushed by certain Nigerian media
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outlets. The false claim that Marzin
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Nambdi Kano has forfeited his right to
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defense in the ongoing trial before
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Justice James Kolaw Amatosho of the
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Federal High Court Abuja is a desperate
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lie meant to mislead the public and
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cover up an illegal process. Let the
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truth be clear, Mazi Nami Kanu has not
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forfeited anything. What is happening in
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court is not a fair trial but a
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political show. Up till today, neither
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justice Amatosho nor Chief Adig Boyalo
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San the government's lead prosecutor has
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been able to point to any valid existing
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law that Mazi Nami Kanu supposedly
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broke. Their silence speaks volumes. It
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is a quiet confession that this entire
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case has no legal foundation. The core
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question remains simple. Can anyone be
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prosecuted or convicted without a living
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law that clearly defines the offense and
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prescribes a punishment? The answer is
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written in section 361 12 of Nigeria's
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1999 constitution. A person shall not be
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convicted of a criminal offense unless
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that offense is defined and the penalty
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therefore is prescribed in a written
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law. This means you cannot charge or
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convict anyone unless the law exists in
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black and white. No judge or lawyer can
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twist that. The Supreme Court has said
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the same thing many times in Alo versus
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Fagbei 1961, AG Federation versus Abu
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Bakr 2007 and NNPC versus Fawahhini
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Where there is no law, there can be no
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trial, no conviction, and no justice.
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But instead of obeying this clear rule,
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Justice Amatosho keeps trying to force
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Marzi Nambi Kanu to open his defense as
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if pretending there's a valid case will
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make it real. This is wrong. It's a
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misuse of power and a clear violation of
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fair hearing. You cannot force a man to
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defend himself against a ghost charge.
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So we ask again, under which law is Mazi
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Nami Kanu being tried? What act of the
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National Assembly defines his supposed
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offense? And by what right does a judge
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compel a defense where no offense in law
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exists? Nigerians deserve honest
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answers, not propaganda. Everyone should
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and know their rights. It protects all
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of us from tyranny. Any court that
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ignores the constitution becomes part of
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the problem, not the solution. IPOB
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fully supports Mazi Nami Kanu's stand in
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refusing to legitimize this illegality
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by entering a defense. The truth is
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unshakable. No valid law supports this
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case. None whatsoever. Now, Justice says
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he will give judgment without even
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allowing final addresses from both
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sides. That's laughable and unheard of
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in criminal law. If that is truly his
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position, then maybe he needs to go back
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to law school and learn what due process
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Directives of the Supreme Court
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delivered on the 15th of December 2020.
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expanding from the records of this very
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honorable court the purported plea of
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by myself the defendant here the
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applicant on the 29th day of March 2025
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the same having been obtained under
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and in clear violation
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of the constitution of the Federal
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Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended
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and in defiance of the Supreme Court's
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binding directive in Fn
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I'm asking my Lord for an order setting
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aside all proceedings conducted
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pursuant to the self detective plea
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including but not limited to the
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shedling of defense witness summons and
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The same being founded on a nity
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An order declaring that the seventh
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dated 29th March 2025
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disclosed no triable offense known to
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having been founded on repealed statute
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namely the Terrorism Prevention
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Amendment Act of 2013 repealed
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by the Terrorism Prevention and
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Prohibition Act of 2022. 2 and the
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Customs and Excise Amendment Act, Cap
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repealed by the Nigeria Customs Services
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and in flagrant disobedience
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of the Supreme Court's order for
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and other stripping out the child in its
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entirety for jurisdiction.
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The same being incompetent and void abid
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is an order directing
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the immediate release of a defendant
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applicant from custody.
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There being no valid charge pending
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before this very court
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and such other orders as this very
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honorable court and just to make in the
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It was vetted my Lord Princess of
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And your destiny must be
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and you wonder why God cost you
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You don't know what justice means. You
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have no idea what justice means. You
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don't know what justice means.
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Useless black African people in the name
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of justice. Your your constitution says
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you cannot find anybody unless the law
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is written. Show me the written law.
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don't don't go don't try don't try it
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don't try it don't try rubbish don't
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useless people you don't know law
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you don't know lawnions
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your own constitution you don't respect
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God's judgment you don't respect then
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why the court of law why the court of
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You think can ask you to join and you
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journey. You are dreaming.
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You are dreaming. I'm telling you. You
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Your conitution says you cannot anybody
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unless the law is written.
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Don't try it. Don't try it. Don't try
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rubbish. Don't rubbish. useless people.
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You don't know law. You don't know law.
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Your own position. You don't respect
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judgment. You don't respect.
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I know you attended today.
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Yeah. Just a summary of what happened.
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What what happened in court today?
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uh for me continues to be travesty of
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justice. I've always said it that uh in
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there appear to be two sets of rules.
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One for the EU man and another for the
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This is exactly what I saw in court
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today. Uh first of all, my name is
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Honorable Obi Agotcha. I represent the
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great people of Iguano um her north and
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um her south federal constituency. I am
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the primary rep uh representative for
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So I'm going to speak to you as a
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layman. I'm not a lawyer.
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