The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called for the removal of Justice Binta Nyako from overseeing the case of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
In a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the pro-Biafran group expressed concerns that Nyako has been “compromised” by the Federal Government.
Powerful asserted that due to this compromise, the judge would not be able to administer justice in the case. He emphasized that Biafrans, both within the region and in the diaspora, are demanding Justice Nyako’s recusal from Kanu’s case.
Alleging that Nyako would not provide a fair judgment, Powerful claimed that she is under immense pressure from the Nigerian Federal Government to unjustly incarcerate an innocent man in order to protect her husband and son from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The statement said, “The global family of IPOB demands that Justice Binta Nyako step down from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case. Nyako is already compromised because the Federal Government of Nigeria is pointing a gun at her head to jail Kanu to free her husband and son from their EFCC case.
“IPOB will never allow the Federal Government to use our leader as bait to entice Nyako to carry out their ugly agenda. Kanu cannot be sacrificed to save the corrupt and treasury looters. Kanu has not committed any offence known to the law. His only offence is that he is championing Biafra’s self-determination movement.
“Justice Nyako must understand that Kanu belongs to every South Easterner and they don’t want to see anything ugly happen to him. The calamity that will befall the country will be better imagined. President Bola Tinubu and Nyako must save the country by releasing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”
He, however, called on human rights advocates to interfere and ensure fairness in Nigeria’s judicial system.
“We urge all Western countries and human rights organisations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Inter-Society organisations and other reputable human rights organisations to prevail on the Federal Government of Nigeria to save their judicial system in Nigeria.
“IPOB understands the precarious situation Justice Binta Nyako has found herself in. That is why we demand that she steps down from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case,” he stated
This demand came 10 days after Nyakob threatened to adjourn sine die the trial of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu when his lawyer, Alloy Ejimakor, that his client’s rights to a fair trial were being disrespected.
