Bruce Fein, the U.S. lawyer representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has written to Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, urging the dismissal of all charges against Kanu over lack of jurisdiction.
In a letter dated October 28, 2025, Fein argued that the Nigerian government acted unlawfully by abducting and extraordinarily renditioning Kanu from Kenya in 2021, insisting that no court has jurisdiction over a case founded on illegality. He cited U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis’ 1928 ruling in Olmstead v. United States, stressing that governments destroy the rule of law when they break it.
“No government should profit from its own criminality,” Fein stated, warning that continued prosecution would implicate the court in international crimes.
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Fein referenced the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which, in July 2022, ordered Kanu’s “immediate unconditional release” after declaring his arrest unlawful. He maintained that Nigeria’s actions—kidnapping, torture, and forced transfer—constitute serious violations of international law.
Kanu’s Nigerian counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, has also maintained that the IPOB leader’s trial is illegal and a breach of court orders previously directing his release.
Kanu remains in DSS custody since June 2021, while international human rights organisations continue to condemn his prolonged detention.
