The family of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has cried foul over the delay by the Supreme Court to release the Certified True Copy, CTC of its judgment in the suit involving the IPOB Leader.
Kanunta Kanu who spoke for the family, said the action of the apex court “is impeding further legal moves” by the family to seek justice for their son.
According to a discreet investigation by the family, over one month after the Supreme Court delivered its judgment on the matter, the Justices of the Apex Court who abdicated in the matter were yet to append their signatures to the judgment.
Recall that the Supreme Court, on December 15, 2023, refused to affirm the ruling of the Appeal Court, which had ordered the immediate release of Kanu.
The Supreme Court ruled that instead, Kanu should be tried at the appropriate court.
Kanunta expressed surprise that the Justices of the Apex Court allowed the normal two weeks to elapse without signing the judgment.
Suspected foul play over the unnecessary delays, Kanunta said the action amounted to a gross violation of the principles of the rule of law.
He said: “Unlawfully withholding the CTC in the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has confirmed that Nigeria will not obey her treaty obligations.
“These justices, the presidency and the Nigerian entity are officially terrorists according to the laws of Nigeria.”
Citing Section 2 (3)(f) of the Terrorism (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022, Kanu said, “In this Act “act of terrorism” means an act wilfully performed with the intention of furthering an ideology, whether political, religious, racial, or ethnic and which violates the provisions of any international treaty or resolution to which Nigeria is a party, subject to the provisions of section 12 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999; and Cap C23, LFN 2004.”