- By Halimah Olamide
Anyone standing in trial or coming to try me is a terrorist. That is what the law says, not me
The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed why he cannot be tried by any court in Nigeria.
He stated this while addressing newsmen after Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja refused his request for bail on Monday.
According to him, any court attempting to try him is committing an act of terrorism
“Anyone standing in trial or coming to try me is a terrorist. That is what the law says, not me. Section 2, Subsection 3F of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, that is what it says.
“Any court continuing to try me is committing an act of terrorism
“You cannot violate a treaty that Nigeria entered into. You entered my house and then came to try me, that is not done anywhere in the world so you must be aware that that is where there are all these ridiculous delays that is what the Supreme Court says, I did not jump bail, my home was invaded they came to kill me and I survived.
“They came to Kenya to kidnap me, brought me back to this country, and sought to try me, which the law says cannot happen.
“You cannot violate a treaty that was entered into and then hope to stand on that illegality to conduct a trial.
“It is not done anywhere in the world, and nobody has. There’s no exception, no exception whatsoever. That’s what the law says in Section 12.”