THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS MEDDLING WITH THE CONSTITUTION:JUSTICE OMOTOSHO’S DECISION ON NNAMDI KANU IS A LEGAL NULLITY AND A DANGEROUS ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

PRESS RELEASE — TIB GLOBAL
Date: 24TH November 2025

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS MEDDLING WITH THE CONSTITUTION:
JUSTICE OMOTOSHO’S DECISION ON NNAMDI KANU IS A LEGAL NULLITY AND A DANGEROUS ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY

The Take-It-Back (TIB) Global Movement issues this urgent statement to condemn, in the strongest terms possible, the recent ruling delivered by Justice Omotosho against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This ruling is a judicial aberration, a constitutional heresy, and an embarrassing contradiction of established Supreme Court jurisprudence, both in Nigeria and internationally.

1. A Decision Built on Illegality Cannot Produce a Lawful Outcome

The Nigerian Supreme Court, African regional courts, and international legal frameworks are clear on one point:
A trial founded on an unlawful arrest, extraordinary rendition, or abduction is void ab initio.

Justice Omotosho’s judgment wilfully ignores this foundational legal principle, as well as Nigeria’s obligations under:

-The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratified by Nigeria)

-The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

-The UN Convention Against Torture

-Any ruling that pretends these laws do not exist is not a judgment—it is a political script disguised in legal robes.

2. The Court Cannot Cure a Constitutional Injury

Nnamdi Kanu was kidnapped, tortured, and illegally renditioned.
No court can build a legitimate prosecution upon a foundation of state criminality.
The principle is universal and unshakeable:

“The State cannot benefit from its own wrongdoing.”

By pretending otherwise, the FGN and Justice Omotosho have jointly placed Nigeria in the league of outlaw regimes where judicial processes serve as weapons—not instruments of justice.

3. A Trial Conducted Under Duress Is a Sham Trial

A defendant who has been:

-abducted

-denied access to counsel

-held in solitary confinement

-psychologically and physically tortured

…cannot be said to be undergoing a fair trial.
That is the definition — in international law — of a sham trial.

4. Defiance of Reason & Rejection of Civic Dialogue

For years, voices of reason have spoken.
Human rights organisations have spoken.
Legal practitioners have spoken.
International observers have spoken.
Our TIB Convener, Omoyele Sowore, has consistently warned the government—through lawful protests, peaceful civic actions, and public advocacy—that this reckless path leads only to instability.

Instead of listening, the Federal Government has chosen arrogance, repression, and willful constitutional vandalism.

5. This Is Not About Kanu Alone — It Is About the Future of Justice in Nigeria

If the government can violate court orders, torture a citizen, rendition him, and then secure a tailor-made judgment to justify its own misconduct, no Nigerian is safe.

Today it is Kanu.
Tomorrow, it could be anyone who challenges the system.

6. Our Demand

TIB Global demands the immediate:

1. Nullification of Omotosho’s ruling
2. Unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
3. Compliance with all subsisting court orders
4. Sanctions against officials who engineered the illegal rendition

We cannot build a nation on the sinking sand of illegality.

7. We Will Not Relent

TIB Global will continue to mobilize legally, peacefully, and relentlessly, until justice is not just proclaimed but executed in full.

Enough of selective justice.
Enough of unconstitutional shortcuts.
Enough of governance by impunity.

Signed,
Dr Chidi Nwanyanwu
DG TIB GLOBAL HQ
For Justice. _For Accountability. _For the Nigerian People.