The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that spending another year in detention under the Nigerian Government will not break him.
Kanu made this remark on Tuesday while speaking to journalists during the resumption of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He expressed frustration over the court’s refusal to honor the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding his bail request.
The pro-Biafra activist accused the court of selectively applying aspects of the Supreme Court’s judgment. Kanu emphasized that there cannot be a fair trial when key sections of the Nigerian Constitution, along with critical elements of the Supreme Court’s decision, have been allegedly disregarded by the court.
“I am surprised that a high court refused to abide by the determination of the Supreme judgment. The cherrying picking of what was contained in the judgment is what I am against. It should be implemented holistically. I am not against any trial after all I am innocent. They have nothing against me, but there can not be any trial when the key section of the Constitution and a key section of the Supreme Court judgment have been violated by a court of law.
“This is my Fourth year in solemn confinement in detention. The fifth year won’t kill me” he said.
Kanu has been in the custody of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) since June 2021, following his arrest by the Nigerian Government, despite numerous calls for his release.