Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to halt the delivery of judgement in his ongoing trial slated for November 20, 2025.
In the motion on notice dated November 10, 2025, Kanu, who appeared in person, urged the court to “arrest the delivery of judgement” in charge number FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, arguing that the proceedings were conducted under a repealed law and in violation of a subsisting order of the Supreme Court.
He contended that the trial contravened Section 287(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which mandates all courts and authorities to comply with decisions of the Supreme Court.
Kanu maintained that the apex court had earlier held that Count 15, now renumbered as Count 7, in his charge “does not exist in law,” but the trial court failed to give effect to that finding.
“By virtue of Section 287(1) of the Constitution, this Honourable Court is constitutionally bound to obey the Supreme Court’s decision that Count 15 (now Count 7) does not exist in law. Failure to comply renders all subsequent proceedings null and void,” Kanu stated in his motion.
He further argued that his trial was conducted under the Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment) Act 2013, which had been repealed and replaced by the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022. According to him, the court failed to take judicial notice of the repeal as required under Section 122 of the Evidence Act 2011, rendering all actions founded on the repealed law invalid.
“The 2013 Act no longer exists in law. Every proceeding anchored on it stands vitiated,” he argued.
