The Directorate of Legal Affairs, Research and Global Communications of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)unequivocally condemns the shameful silence and deliberate bias of the Nigerian media in reporting the ongoing trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Despite the brilliant, fact-based, and legally devastating arguments presented today by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, the media has chosen instead to amplify the federal government’s baseless propaganda, while ignoring the truth laid bare in open court.

This is not journalism. This is complicity in injustice.

QUESTIONS THE NIGERIAN MEDIA REFUSES TO ASK

We challenge the Nigerian media to answer:

  • Where is the list of the alleged 170+ security officers the federal government claims were killed due to Mazi Kanu’s broadcasts?

  • Who are the families of these supposed victims? Why have none testified in court?

  • Which individual has claimed, under oath, to have committed violence as a direct result of Mazi Kanu’s broadcasts?

  • Who authored the unsigned, unauthenticated death certificates the DSS attempted to smuggle into evidence?

  • Where is the forensic pathologist or investigator who linked any death to IPOB or Mazi Kanu?

There is none. Not one.
No witness, no family, no forensic expert has connected Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to any act of violence. The case against him is built entirely on hearsay, anonymous security memos, and fabricated DSS exhibits.

Yet, the press remains mute.

CHIEF AGABI SPOKE FIRST — WHY DID YOU ONLY REPORT AWOMOLO?

Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, a former Attorney General of the Federation, spoke first in court today. His submission was clear, authoritative, and firmly rooted in law. He exposed the government’s case for what it is: an empty, vindictive charade.

So why did the media ignore Agabi’s arguments and rush to echo only the prosecution’s voice?

Why was there no mention of Agabi’s key points, such as:

  • That self-determination is not a crime under Nigerian or international law.

  • That no Nigerian law criminalises advocating for Biafra.

  • That free speech—even when harsh—is not terrorism.

  • That there is no evidence linking Mazi Kanu’s utterances to any violence.

  • That no lawful investigation was conducted under the Terrorism Prevention Act.

Instead, the media magnified the laughable claim that because Mazi Kanu said “the world will stand still,” he must be jailed.

Since when did hyperbole become terrorism? If so, when will government officials who have made worse threats be prosecuted?

THIS IS WHY BIAFRA AGITATION PERSISTS

This media complicity is not just irresponsible—it is dangerous. It confirms what IPOB has consistently said: Nigeria is a place where truth is suppressed, and injustice is normalised.

When the courts become theatres of spectacle, and the press turns into a propaganda arm of the state, the people will inevitably seek justice elsewhere. That is why the agitation for Biafra persists.

OUR CHALLENGE TO THE MEDIA

We dare every media house in Nigeria to publish verbatim what Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, submitted to the court today.

We challenge you to tell Nigerians and the world that:

  • All five prosecution witnesses were DSS agents.

  • None of them provided direct evidence of violence caused by Mazi Kanu.

  • The so-called evidence was composed of unsigned, unauthenticated documents.

  • No victims, investigators, family members, or forensic experts supported the government’s claims.

You claim to report facts — then report them all.

CONCLUSION: PROPAGANDA IS NOT PROOF

We remind Nigerians and the international community that propaganda is not evidence, and media distortion is not justice.

The federal government’s case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is legally unsustainable, morally bankrupt, and politically motivated.

We call on the media: do your job with integrity, or history will remember you not as journalists, but as enablers of tyranny.

Signed:
Onyedikachi Ifedi, Esq.
For: Directorate of Legal Affairs, Research and Global Communications
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)