IPOB Demands End To Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial In Nigeria After Kenyan Court Declares Rendition Illegal
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded an end to the trial of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in Nigeria following a June 24, 2025, ruling by a Kenyan High Court in Nairobi, which declared his 2021 rendition from Kenya to Nigeria illegal and unconstitutional. The court, presided over by Justice E.C. Mwita, found that Kanuâs abduction, incommunicado detention, torture, and transfer violated his fundamental human rights under Kenyan and international law, awarding him 10 million Kenyan shillings (approximately âŚ119.6 million) in damages against the Kenyan government.
 IPOB described the judgment as a âjudicial earthquake,â arguing it confirms the rendition was an âextraordinary renditionâ and a âcriminal act of state-sponsored international terrorismâ involving Nigerian and Kenyan authorities.
 The group insists Kanu, a British citizen who entered Kenya lawfully, committed no crime there and that his trial in Nigeria, where he faces charges of treasonable felony, is rooted in illegality.
IPOB has vowed to pursue global accountability for those involved, citing the ruling as a vindication of their stance against Kanuâs detention and prosecution.