By By Gideon Njoku
Emmanuel, younger brother to the jailed Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Federal High Court of refusing to sign a warrant to authorise his transportation from Sokoto to Abuja to enable him perfect paperwork for his appeal.
Kanu was on November 20, 2025, sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court Abuja, presided over by the Honourable Justice James Omotosho. He was prosecuted by the Federal Government on terrorism related issues and other sundry matters. After his conviction and sentencing, he was moved from the custody of the Department of State Services where he had been since 2021, to Sokoto Correctional Centre.
However, before his conviction, he had filed an appeal against the deliverance of the November 20 judgement.
But since he is in Sokoto, he would need a warrant from the Court to enable his transportation to Abuja.
According to Emmanuel, the settlement of records at the Registry of the Federal High Court is a must procedure for filing appeals at the Court of Appeal.
Emmanuel, on Thursday morning, showed copies of the summons issued by the registrar of the Abuja Federal High Court, which directed the IPOB leader to appear on November 28, 2025, for the appeal records settlement. But the warrant has not been granted.
Emmanuel: “This is a summons to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to appear on November 28 at the Federal High Court in Abuja for the settlement of records regarding the appeal he filed prior to the November 20 judgment.
“A production warrant is required for the Sokoto Prison to transport him to Abuja, but the Court declined to issue it.”
The said summons was dated November 11, 2025, and signed by Ojonugwa Thomas, Principal Registrar 1. It read: “Summons to parties by Registrar to settle records (In compliance with Order 8 Rule 2 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2021).
“Take notice that all parties concerned are required to appear before me at the Appeal Section of the Federal High Court Headquarters, Plot 1048 (710), Cadastral Zone A100, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District, Abuja, on 28th day of November, 2025, at the hour of 11:00 am, to proceed with settlement of record of appeal therein.”
The appeal, numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2025, is between Nnamdi Kanu, appellant, and Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is the appellant while the Federal Government is the respondent.
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