If the idea was to break the spirit of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the Igbo self-determination advocate and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra [IPOB], the evidence in court on Feb. 10 did not bear it out. He was in his elements. The hunters became the hunted. Justice Nyako and prosecutor Awomolo were put on the spot. And the picture was not good. Indeed it was pathetic. And the world watched viral videos of the spectacle. Kanu is a prisoner of conscience, and Nigeria’s Abuja division of the Court of Appeal had ruled as much. If Tinubu wants to use him as a pun in 2027, the gamble will fail. If this regime is wise, it should enter nolle prosequi immediately. His persecution and the humiliation of Ndigbo by other means will remain counter-productive. Given his extraordinary rendition any court that assumes jurisdiction to try him will be doing grave harm to the judiciary. JUST FREE NNAMDI KANU
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