The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly condemned the recent ruling by Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, describing it as “a shameful display of executive manipulation dressed as judicial reasoning.”
In a statement signed by Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB’s spokesperson, the group accused the judge of relying on a “fake and politically motivated medical report” to declare its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, fit to stand trial.
According to IPOB, the so-called medical report was never issued by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), as the NMA “never examined or evaluated Mazi Kanu.”
“The NMA never examined Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The so-called report is not a medical document but a political script concocted by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF),” the statement read.
The group accused the AGF of breaching doctor–patient confidentiality, alleging that he “hijacked and interpreted” the report for the court — a move IPOB described as “criminal and unethical.”
IPOB also claimed that Kanu only saw the supposed medical report for the first time in court, calling the development “a judicial ambush.”
“From the day Justice Omotosho issued his order on September 26, 2025, there has been no physical examination, no lab test, no medical analysis. Any report being paraded is a forgery,” IPOB maintained.
The group said the incident proved that the Nigerian judiciary had become an appendage of the executive, accusing the court of ignoring its own orders and relying entirely on political narratives from the AGF.
“This is not justice — it is state-sponsored fraud. The same system that kidnapped Mazi Kanu from Kenya in violation of international law is now fabricating medical reports to justify continued detention,” the statement continued.
IPOB demanded that:
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The Nigerian Medical Association clarify its role and publicly disown the alleged report.
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The Federal High Court reject the document and order an independent medical examination by an internationally recognized body.
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The international community note the “continued erosion of judicial independence” in Nigeria.
Comrade Emma Powerful concluded that the ruling marks “another dark chapter in Nigeria’s judicial history.”
“When truth is strangled in the courtroom, it is the voice of the oppressed that must not die,” he stated.