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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the dismissal of all charges against him and his immediate release.

According to a motion dated Thursday, October 30, 2025, and titled “Motion on Notice and Written Address in Support,” Kanu argued that there is no valid charge against him under any existing law in Nigeria.

He said the charges currently before the court are “A nullity ab initio for want of any extant legal foundation.”

The IPOB leader, who is representing himself, filed the motion under Sections 1(3), 6(6)(b), and 36(12) of the 1999 Constitution, the Evidence Act 2011, and the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.

He maintained that the prosecution relied on repealed and non-existent laws, including the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA), which was repealed by the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023, and the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013, repealed by the TPPA 2022.

Kanu said the reliance on such repealed laws violates Section 36(12) of the Constitution, which prohibits trial for an offence not defined under an existing law. He therefore urged the court to strike out the charges in their entirety, insisting they do not constitute any offence known to the law.

Citing the Supreme Court’s decision in FRN v. Kanu (SC/CR/1361/2022), he argued that lower courts are bound to take judicial notice of repealed laws under Section 122 of the Evidence Act 2011, adding that failure to do so renders all proceedings void.

Kanu also contended that the counts against him were allegedly committed in Kenya, in violation of Section 76(1)(d)(iii) of the TPPA 2022, which requires validation by a Kenyan court before such acts can be tried in Nigeria. He said this omission nullifies the court’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and breaches Article 7(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

He further maintained that under Sections 1(3) and 36(12) of the Constitution, any law or judicial act inconsistent with the Constitution is void. He cited previous court decisions such as Aoko v. Fagbemi (1961) 1 All NLR 400 and FRN v. Ifegwu (2003) 15 NWLR (Pt 842) 113, where convictions based on non-existent laws were nullified.

Kanu urged the court to direct the prosecution to respond to his motion strictly on points of law within three days and to deliver a ruling on or before November 4, 2025.

He stated that his application raises only constitutional and legal questions derived from existing laws and therefore does not require an affidavit.

Prosecution : My lord, the suspect standing before you has committed acts of treason

Court : show us your evidence

Prosecution: ( Evidence A,B,C,D was presented)

Court : Mr Kanu, you have been accused of committing treason

Kanu : No, my lord

Court : could you defend your case and show contrary evidence?

Kanu : Yes, I will, I will bring witnesses and disgrace Nigeria.

Court : Mr Kanu, will you go inside the box and defend yourself

Kanu: No, I have no case to answer.

Court : Mr Kanu, can you present your evidence?

Kanu : I have dismissed my lawyers, and won't be calling any witnesses again. I will defend myself by myself

Court : shall we now proceed, Mr Kanu?

Kanu : No, the court has no jurisdiction to try me

Court: This court has jurisdiction, can you proceed and present your evidence?

Kanu : No, the charges are not valid

Court : Can you go ahead and present your evidence?

Kanu : No, the laws are invalid

Court : this g.o.a.t 🐐

ME : Kanu, your prison uniform will be slim fit

zero8zero:
https://newtelegraphng.com/nnamdi-kanu-seeks-dismissal-of-all-charges/

zero8zero:
I congratulate beans farmers in advance because they will supply Kuje prison with more bags of beans for a very long time.


Prosecution : My lord, the suspect standing before you has committed acts of treason

Court : show us your evidence

Prosecution: ( Evidence A,B,C,D was presented)

Court : Mr Kanu, you have been accused of committing treason

Kanu : No, my lord

Court : could you defend your case and show contrary evidence?

Kanu : Yes, I will, I will bring witnesses and disgrace Nigeria.

Court : Mr Kanu, will you go inside the box and defend yourself

Kanu: No, I have no case to answer.

Court : Mr Kanu, can you present your evidence?

Kanu : I have dismissed my lawyers, and won't be calling any witnesses again. I will defend myself by myself

Court : shall we now proceed, Mr Kanu?

Kanu : No, the court has no jurisdiction to try me

Court: This court has jurisdiction, can you proceed and present your evidence?

Kanu : No, the charges are not valid

Court : Can you go ahead and present your evidence?

Kanu : No, the laws are invalid

Court :. 🐐

zero8zero:
I congratulate beans farmers in advance because they will supply Kuje prison with more bags of beans for a very long time.

Shawarmagirl:
There is no valid charge against him under any existing law in Nigeria.

The bolded above is where Kanu is holding the Nigeria government. Any attempted attempts to Arrow the law just to persecute NK, means Nigeria State go against its own law.

Flangelo12:
Hope your stomach can handle weevil beans 🫘.

Gentledove2001:
Hope this man is mentally ok? He will be humbled soon. See the way he is even given the judge order?

Justiceleague1:
The world is watching

Shawarmagirl:
There is no valid charge against him under any existing law in Nigeria.

The bolded above is where Kanu is holding the Nigeria government. Any attempted attempts to Arrow the law just to persecute NK, means Nigeria State go against its own law.