You Just Have Few Hours to do Right Thing – Sowore Tells FG

Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has sent a message to the federal government ahead of the October 20 protest for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
According to him, Federal Government has few hours to discontinue the trial of Kanu.
In a post on X on Thursday, Sowore said the ongoing terrorism trial against Kanu at the Federal High Court, Abuja, offered the government an opportunity to correct what he described as a long-standing injustice.
Recall that Sowore plans to lead a nationwide protest against the incarceration of Kanu on October 20.
Sowore said the trial, which resumed on Thursday, was a “sham built on politics, prejudice, and suppression,” adding that it began with Kanu’s “illegal and extraordinary rendition” from Kenya.
He also called on Justice James Omotosho to “make history by standing on the side of truth, fairness, and humanity” by dismissing the case.
According to him, such a move would help restore confidence in Nigeria’s justice system and save the Tinubu administration from further embarrassment.
He wrote: “Very soon, the Federal High Court in Abuja will begin today’s sitting to continue the so-called terrorism trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Yet, this moment (today’s proceeding) represents Nigeria’s best opportunity to end the charade once and for all.
For years, @nnamdikanu has been subjected to a sham trial built on politics, prejudice, and suppression. This process began its second phase with his illegal and extraordinary rendition from Kenya. Every day this continues, it deepens Nigeria’s crisis of justice and erodes what remains of faith in the rule of law.
The Attorney-General of the Federation still has a few hours today to do the right thing, to file a nolle prosequi, a formal motion discontinuing this trial, and acknowledge that this case should never have been brought in the first place. Likewise, Justice James Omotosho has the rare chance to make history by standing on the side of truth, fairness, and humanity, and by tossing out this case entirely.
Such an action would not only restore ‘some’ dignity to Nigeria’s justice system but also save the @officialABAT administration from further embarrassment, giving Nigeria a chance to finally move beyond a disgraceful chapter that has dragged on for far too long. #FreeNnamdiKanuNow”
Very soon, the Federal High Court in Abuja will begin today’s sitting to continue the so-called terrorism trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Yet, this moment (today’s proceeding) represents Nigeria’s best opportunity to end the… pic.twitter.com/mQi4Qabf83
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) October 16, 2025