Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial To May 21 Amid Cross-Examination Of Witnesses

The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to May 21 and 22, 2025.

The adjournment was made on Wednesday due to the unavailability of critical documents needed by the defence team to continue the cross-examination of a prosecution witness.

Addressing journalists shortly after the court proceedings, Kanu’s Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, provided insight into the day’s development.



“We conducted cross-examination of one of the prosecution witnesses. We identify him as prosecution witness BBB,” Ejimakor said.



“His cross-examination was very detailed, very aggressive and very comprehensive. But it could not be concluded today because of the absence of certain documents that could aid us in more effective cross-examination.

“Having been presented in court as such, the court adjourned the matter to 21st and 22nd of May, 2025 for continuation of cross-examination and to allow defence the ample opportunity to obtain those documents.”

Nnamdi Kanu, founder of IPOB, has been at the center of a high-profile legal battle with the Nigerian government.

He was initially arrested in 2015 on charges including treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society, and illegal possession of firearms.

After fleeing the country in 2017 following the invasion of his home in Abia state by the Nigerian Army, he was rearrested in June 2021 in Kenya under controversial circumstances and extradited to Nigeria.

Kanu has since remained in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), with his legal team repeatedly raising concerns over his detention conditions, alleged violations of his rights, and the fairness of the trial process.

The ongoing trial has attracted local and international attention, given the political and ethnic dimensions surrounding IPOB’s secessionist agenda in Nigeria’s South-East region.

The group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian government under former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2017, a designation IPOB and its supporters vehemently reject.

With the latest adjournment, all eyes will be on the upcoming court dates in May 2025, as Kanu’s legal team continues its defence efforts amidst intense legal and political scrutiny.