The Ndi Na Asu Bia Socio-Cultural Organisation (NNABSCO) has said the prolonged detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, despite multiple court rulings ordering his release, amounts to a “bogus trial” and a direct affront to the rule of law.

The organisation made the declaration in a statement jointly signed by its President, Kingsley Kainebi; Secretary, Benjamin Ofochi-Atagana; and Patron, Agada Cosmas Chike, made available to journalists in Asaba, Delta State.

The organisation described Kanu as “a prisoner of conscience unjustly detained for his beliefs and advocacy,” insisting that his continued incarceration represents “a grave violation of justice, equity, and fairness upon which any democratic society must stand.”

“The continued detention of Mazi Kanu, in blatant disregard of lawful court orders, constitutes a grave violation of the principles of justice, equity, and fairness. It lays precedence for more violations and neglect of citizens’ rights — the beginning of evil dictatorship,” the group stated.

also accused the Federal Government of selective application of justice, claiming that other persons accused or convicted of similar or more serious offences have been freed or pardoned, while Kanu remains behind bars. The group warned that such double standards “weaken national unity and widen divisions among Nigeria’s diverse communities.”

The socio-cultural body further called on the government to obey all valid court judgments and release Kanu “without further delay,” describing compliance with court orders as “the first test of any government’s legitimacy and commitment to a just society.”

NNABSCO urged security agencies to respect citizens’ constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and free expression.

“Nigeria cannot know peace without fairness, nor unity without truth,” the statement added. “Our support for Kanu’s release is therefore a moral and civic duty to uphold the principles of justice and equality that sustain every peaceful nation.”