Kanu family asks NJC to probe Justice Omotosho over conviction under ‘repealed’ terrorism law

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The family of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to investigate Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court over his handling of the trial that resulted in Kanu’s conviction and life imprisonment.
The family accused the judge of convicting Kanu under terrorism and customs laws that had been repealed before judgment was delivered, an allegation that also forms part of Kanu’s pending appeal against his conviction.
In a statement dated September 27, 2026, issued by Prince Emmanuel Kanu on behalf of the Okwu-Kanu family, the family alleged that Justice Omotosho had stat...