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The family of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has called for sanctions against Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Binta Nyako for disregarding court orders.

Kanu’s family stated that the disobedience of valid court rulings by both Justice Tsoho and Justice Nyako has damaged the integrity of the judiciary.

This was revealed in a statement issued on behalf of the family by Prince Emmanuel Kanu.

The family also expressed appreciation for the intervention of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, for ensuring that Kanu’s long-standing trial is transferred to a new judge.

The statement read, “We welcome the timely intervention of the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria in ensuring that the decade long sham trial of Nnamdi Kanu is duly assigned to a competent judge untainted by bias or one that openly and unashamedly pander to tribal sentiments or exhibit the tendency to succumb to executive manipulation; we find it shocking that it required the involvement of the conscious public and that of the most senior judicial officer in Nigeria for Binta Nyako to obey her own order of recusal she made in her own court.

“In any sane country that takes adherence to the rule of law seriously, both the John Tsoho the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court and Binta Nyako the presiding judge that made the recusal order ought to be sanctioned for bringing the judiciary into disrepute. Is it not bizarre that a judge blatantly refused to obey an order of court?

“At the heart of this long running saga is the attempt by the state of Nigeria to criminalise self determination which is a right guaranteed by law.”

Nnamdi Kanu is currently held in custody by the Department of State Services (DSS) following the orders of the Nigerian government.

Despite several court decisions that have acquitted him of all treason charges, Kanu remains detained, as the government has leveled new terrorism charges against him.

In September 2024, Kanu requested that Justice Nyako recuse herself from his trial due to a loss of confidence in her impartiality. After this request, Nyako stepped down and transferred the case to Justice Tsoho, but Tsoho rejected the transfer and insisted that Nyako continue the trial.

In December, Justice Tsoho adjourned Kanu’s case indefinitely.

However, following requests from Kanu’s legal team, the case has now been reassigned to a new judge.

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