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PUBLIC BRIEFING NOTE

FRN v. MAZI NNAMDI KANU
Federal High Court, Abuja – Hon. Justice James Omotosho
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

KANU HAS NO VALID LIVING OR EXTANT CHARGE AGAINST HIM.
NONE. ZERO. NULLITY.
THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET IS A LEGAL CORPSE — REPEALED, NON-EXISTENT, AND UNAMENDED IN OPEN DEFIANCE OF A SUPREME COURT ORDER.
That is not opinion.
That is black-letter law.
That is Section 36(12) CFRN 1999.
That is the Supreme Court judgment of 15 December 2023.
That is the truth the judge refused to acknowledge today.

PLAIN ENGLISH: WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN COURT – WITH REAL EXCHANGES
Kanu appeared in court, stood up, and represented himself. The courtroom was full, tense, and expectant.

1. Kanu: “My Lord, there is no charge before this court.”
Kanu immediately adopted his Motion on Notice filed on 30 October 2025, and said:

“My Lord, this court lacks jurisdiction. There is no charge against me that exists in any current Nigerian statute. I ask that the court strikes it out today.”

He requested a ruling immediately.

2. Judge refuses to rule, calls the application “not final.”
Justice Omotosho responded:

“This is not a final address. The court will take your motion at the appropriate stage.”

Kanu replied firmly:

“Jurisdiction is taken first, My Lord. Without a charge, there can be no stage.”

3. Kanu reads the Supreme Court judgment aloud in court
Kanu opened the certified judgment of the Supreme Court (15 Dec 2023) and read the famous paragraph of Garba JSC:

“Count 15 does not exist in the body of Nigerian laws. It is unknown to our law. The prosecution must amend it.”

He looked directly at the prosecution bench:

“You were ordered to amend it. You disobeyed. Yet you forced me to plead to a count that does NOT exist. That alone nullifies this entire proceeding.”

4. Prosecution caught flat-footed – no law cited
Kanu turned to Awomolo, SAN:

“Learned Silk, please tell this court the extant written law I allegedly broke.”

Awomolo SAN paused, shuffled his papers, and remained silent.
The court gallery murmured.

Kanu repeated slowly:

“Just one law. The name, section, and statute in force today.”

Still no answer.

5. Kanu invokes Section 36(12) – the constitutional kill-switch
Kanu:

“Section 36(12) is clear. No person shall be tried or convicted for any offence not defined in a written law. No written law = no offence = no charge = no trial = no detention. I should not be here, My Lord.”

Judge Omotosho replied:

“That provision applies at the point of conviction, not trial.”

Kanu shot back instantly:

“My Lord, respectfully, that is wrong. The moment the law dies, jurisdiction dies. The trial cannot begin. It is a nullity ab initio.”

6. Kanu cites global case law
Kanu raised his voice slightly and cited Lord Camden’s historic ruling in Entick v. Carrington (1765):

“If the offence is not found in our law books, it is not law.”

He added:

“My Lord must take judicial notice of the repeal. That is the Evidence Act, Section 122.”

Judge did not respond to the legal point.

7. Court tries to force defence to begin
Justice Omotosho:

“Mr. Kanu, are you ready to open your defence or not?”

Kanu:

“I will open my defence now — this minute — if you show me the extant law under which I am charged.”

Court fell silent.

8. Awomolo SAN attempts an attack — and fails
Awomolo SAN rose:

“He is wasting the time of the court. He should proceed to his defence.”

Kanu faced him squarely:

“Senior Advocate, you accuse me of wasting time? Produce the law. If you show it to me, I will enter the dock this second. Let the world hear it.”

Awomolo SAN sat down. Silent.

Observers whisper: “Checkmate.”

9. Kanu accuses the court of denying fair hearing
Kanu:

“This is constructive denial of fair hearing. You refuse to acknowledge the repeal of the law, refuse to obey the Supreme Court, refuse judicial notice. That is persecution, not a trial.”

Court did not challenge the statement.

Adjournment
The court adjourned to:

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
For Kanu to “enter defence or waive it.”

Kanu maintained his position: “No law, no trial.”

THE CHARGE SHEET — OFFICIAL AUTOPSY
Count Law Cited Status of Law Legal Verdict
1–6 Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act 2013 Repealed by TPPA 2022, Section 97 VOID
7 “Criminal Code Cap C45” + CEMA Cap C45 does not exist; Supreme Court ordered amendment — ignored; CEMA repealed 2023 NULLITY
No amendment.
No living law.
No jurisdiction.
No trial.

THE LAW — NO LEGALESE
Section 36(12) CFRN:
If the offence is not written in a valid law, no court can try you.

Aoko v. Fagbemi (1961):
Trying or convicting under a non-existent law = injustice.

Garba v. University of Maiduguri (1986):
Jurisdiction comes first. Without it, the entire trial collapse

Very interesting. Kanu is much more intelligent than people think

Omo...Nigeria is a country of illiterates. That is why I don't recognize Nigerian graduates. Imagine someone not a lawyer lecturing lawyers and justices. This is exactly their case with him, he is too intelligent. Crooked people, crooked leaders, crocked system and followers.

Shame!

MNK knows Nigeria law more then the judge, when we call them animal kingdom they say we insult Nigeria.

That what you get when you appointed people who are not qualified to be primary school teacher to be a judge.

Ordinary man teaching learned Lord's how to interpret law, very very anyhow.

Be like say the guy sabi law pass all these chief judges

All the lawyers present should pay for the free lecture, even the judge should just humble himself and beg Kanu for more teaching

What law is kanu referring to?

ShoeMarket:
Omo...Nigeria is a country of illiterates. That is why I don't recognize Nigerian graduates. Imagine someone not a lawyer lecturing lawyers and justices. This is exactly their case with him, he is too intelligent. Crooked people, crooked leaders, crocked system and followers.

Shame!

Too intelligent that he.was.able to prove Buhari was cloned and used his intelligence to order ipob/ESN to kill Igbos as the best best strategy to get Biafra. By the time, he wastes his time on rehearsal being given to him by his lawyers, you will understand better when the judge gives final rule not less than 20years

sreamsense:
Too intelligent that he.was.able to prove Buhari was cloned and used his intelligence to order ipob/ESN to kill Igbos as the best best strategy to get Biafra. By the time, he wastes his time on rehearsal being given to him by his lawyers, you will understand better when the judge gives final rule not less than 20years

We want SW President and thr judge to do thr worst

How can this SW judge be so dull.How do u want him to open defence on something that does not exist. Why don't u just ask him to plead guilty so that u do ur mind for the whole world to see.Kanu should just stop going to the court and let see the worst happen.

I can't understand why?
Persecution or prosecution?
Drama or truth?
Some are just convicting without prosecuting
Hatred or inferiority complex?
Something is actually not adding up, especially with some of my Yoruba people.
You are just fighting the wrong enemy

Somebody that called a sitting president a mad man inside the court will not pitty those slowpoke you called lawyer when they f up. We are watching very closely

sreamsense:
Too intelligent that he.was.able to prove Buhari was cloned and used his intelligence to order ipob/ESN to kill Igbos as the best best strategy to get Biafra. By the time, he wastes his time on rehearsal being given to him by his lawyers, you will understand better when the judge gives final rule not less than 20years

I remembered correctly,it was one thing they never added to the charges against him.
Makes you wonder why if u think logically

Arda1000:
I remembered correctly,it was one thing they never added to the charges against him.
Makes you wonder why if u think logically

They don't have brain to know Kanu was right the reason they no add it to his charges.


And they rush declared buhari dead two years later before being serious with their Case against Kanu.

sreamsense:
Too intelligent that he.was.able to prove Buhari was cloned and used his intelligence to order ipob/ESN to kill Igbos as the best best strategy to get Biafra. By the time, he wastes his time on rehearsal being given to him by his lawyers, you will understand better when the judge gives final rule not less than 20years

So it's the plan of sad waste to kpai Kanu abi?

Just imagine. If this really happened in court then naija legal system is a joke. How can you charge someone with a crime that does not exist in the law of your country?
Just watch how they will rush now to amend the charge. Kanu's crime was trying to break up their money pot called nigeria. Tufia

izombie:
Just imagine. If this really happened in court then naija legal system is a joke. How can you charge someone with a crime that does not exist in the law of your country?
Just watch how they will rush now to amend the charge. Kanu's crime was trying to break up their money pot called nigeria. Tufia

They can't even amend it anymore because they have closed their case,.. otilo for the government. They have no case against him.

banom:
They can't even amend it anymore because they have closed their case,.. otilo for the government. They have no case against him.

Didn't know that they have closed their case. Kanu should be released but we all know say na naija be this.

THE IGBOS SHOULD STOP INCITING WAR AGAINST NIGERIA.

The truth of the matter is, in Nigeria, we are the problems of ourselves, before we invite foreign nations to help solve our problems, we should first of all, look inward, and resolve our internal crisis.
Heaven help those who help themselves.
United we stand, divided we fall.

The Igbos of Nigeria are agitating for Biafra (separation) simply because they know that the crude oil of Nigeria is concentrated in their region, and the oil is the economy mainstay of Nigeria, so, if they separate, what do they expect the other tribes ( Hausas, Yorubas, etc.) to survive on?

This is not Biafra war in disguise, it is a war against Islamic terrorists, war against terrorists in general, the East (Igbo region), among other oil rich states like South South Port Harcourt, Akwa Ibom, etc., claimed as "Biafra Region" belongs to Nigeria, crude oil there belongs to all of us, Nigeria will not fall in Jesus name, God bless Nigeria.
If the Igbos want Nnamdi Kanu to gain freedom, if the Igbos want to be president of Nigeria, if they want the Hausas and the Yorubas to trust them, if they want unity and love among the people, they should forget about Biafra and move on, embrace one Nigeria, and stop posing as a threat to national security.

Emmanuel! God with us.

Psalm 24.

Igbos are wonderful people,

God bless the Igbos,
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
God bless Africa,
God bless America if truly they have good intentions for Nigeria,
God bless all our well wishers.

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Peace!