The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has applauded a landmark judgment by the High Court of Kenya, which declared the abduction and forced transfer of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 as unlawful and unconstitutional.
In a ruling delivered on June 24, 2025, Justice E.C. Mwita condemned both the Kenyan and Nigerian governments for violating Kanu’s fundamental rights, awarding him KSh10 million in damages.
Justice Mwita, in the strongly worded judgment, said, “The government of Kenya violated the Constitution and Mr. Nnamdi Kanu’s rights and fundamental freedoms. Having entered Kenya lawfully, he was subject to the protection offered by the Constitution of Kenya 2010. However, he was abducted, kept in solitary confinement, tortured, and forcibly removed from Kenya without following the law.”
