A Federal High Court has declined a request to issue a production warrant needed to ensure the presence of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu’s presence in court for a scheduled settlement of records for his appeal.
Settlement of records at the registry of the Federal High Court is part of the procedure for filing appeals at the Court of Appeal.
Kanu’s counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, and his brother, Prince Emmanuel, made allegations in separate statements.
Ejiamakor on Wednesday in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, where he attached a copy of the court summons requiring Kanu’s appearance, the summons scheduled Kanu to appear before the Federal High Court on November 28 for the settlement of records relating to an appeal he filed prior to the court’s judgment delivered on November 20.
He wrote, “This is a Summons to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to be present on November 28 at Federal High Court in Abuja for settlement of record for the appeal he filed before the November 20 judgment. A production warrant is required for the Sokoto Prison to bring him to Abuja but the Court refused to issue it.”
Without it, Ejimakor warned, Kanu cannot be physically present for the court proceedings, potentially undermining his right to a fair hearing and due process.
Similarly, Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel, speaking to Daily Post on Thursday morning, also refused to issue a warrant that will authorize the management of Sokoto Prison to transport
He provided copies of summons issued by the registrar of the Abuja Federal High Court, directing the IPOB leader to appear on November 28, 2025, for the appeal records settlement.
Kanu was on November 20, 2025, sentenced to life imprisonment after his conviction on terrorism charges by an Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice James Omotosho.
He is currently serving the sentence at the Sokoto Prison.
