2027: Nnamdi Kanu Sacrificed To Reaffirm Yoruba and Fulani Political Alliance & Dominance - Lawyer

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A senior Nigerian lawyer has launched a scathing indictment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing it of abandoning legal interpretation for what he described as “ritual justice designed to serve political ends.”

In a strongly worded public statement, Njoku Jude Njoku, Esq., condemned the handling of the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), arguing that the case exposes what he called the fiction behind Nigeria’s claim to equality before the law.

According to the lawyer, courts in Abuja no longer apply legal principles objectively but selectively invoke them to validate outcomes already decided.

“Law is not applied in Abuja; it is staged,” the statement read. “Legal doctrines are used like incantations—spoken when convenient, silenced when dangerous.”

Alleged Double Standards at the Heart of the Case

Njoku pointed directly to Justice J. K. Omotosho, accusing him of operating what he termed judicial dualism—a system where the law is rigid for private citizens but elastic when the state is involved.

Within a five-month period in 2025, the same judge allegedly issued two rulings based on the same legal principle but reached opposite conclusions.

The Signature Controversy

The statement cited May 2025’s MultiChoice v. FCCPC case, where Justice Omotosho reportedly ruled that any executive action lacking the President’s signature or lawful delegation was legally void.

However, in September 2025, during FRN v. Nnamdi Kanu, the court allegedly upheld the 2017 proscription of Indigenous People of Biafra, despite arguments that the order was signed by then Chief of Staff Abba Kyari rather than the President.

“One judge. One legal principle. Two opposite outcomes,” Njoku said, describing the contradiction as deliberate rather than accidental.

A Broader Warning

The lawyer warned that the case sets a dangerous precedent, arguing that once courts openly bend the law for political convenience, public trust in the judiciary collapses.

He concluded that the Kanu trial is no longer just about one defendant but about whether Nigeria still operates under the rule of law.