Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has asserted that he cannot be tried in any Nigerian court, referencing both the country’s Constitution and international laws.
Kanu made these statements on Monday following a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja that dismissed his applications for bail and transfer from the custody of the Department of State Services. Speaking to journalists at the court premises, Kanu argued that his trial in Nigeria is prohibited by the Terrorism Prohibition and Prevention Act.
According to Kanu, this legislation explicitly states that he cannot be tried in any Nigerian court. He cited Section 2, Subsection 3(f) of the Act, claiming that it designates anyone attempting to try him as a terrorist.
“The Terrorism Prohibition and Prevention Act says that I cannot be tried in Nigeria; that is the law of Nigeria. I can never be tried in any court of law in Nigeria. That is what the law says,” Kanu stated emphatically.
He further elaborated, “Anyone standing in trial or coming to try me is a terrorist. That is what the law says, not me. Section 2, Subsection 3(f) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act—that is what it states.”
