My Statement on Today’s Court Proceedings Regarding the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest Earlier today, alongside my legal team led by Marshal D. F. Abubakar, I addressed the progress of our civil lawsuit arising from my illegal arrest, trial, and unlawful detention at Kuje Prison following the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest of October 20, 2025. This lawsuit seeks a public apology, financial compensation, and enforcement actions against the illegally appointed Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Minister of Justice/Attorney General of the Federation for their unlawful actions. At today’s court sitting, the Nigeria Police Force neither appeared nor was represented by counsel. The presiding judge, Justice Umar, formally noted their absence and ruled that the case is ready to proceed to the next stage. At the next adjourned date, we will adopt our written submissions, after which the court will fix a definite date for judgment. We remain firm and committed to demanding justice and accountability for the unlawful treatment of peaceful protesters during that historic protest. #FreeNnamdiKanuNow #JusticeForProtesters #RuleOfLaw #EndPoliceAbuse #HumanRights #Accountability #NigeriaJustice #PeacefulProtest

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Maryam Sanda The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the death sentence passed on Maryam Sanda for the killing of her husband, Bilyamin Bello, in a split 4–1 judgment. The apex court dismissed her appeal, holding that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and that the Court of Appeal was right to uphold the trial court’s verdict. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Moore Adumein, the court ruled that all issues raised by Sanda lacked merit and affirmed the sentence of death by hanging earlier imposed by an Abuja High Court on January 27, 2020, for the 2017 stabbing incident at their Abuja residence. The Supreme Court also faulted the exercise of executive powers by President Bola Tinubu to reduce her sentence to 12 years while an appeal was still pending, stressing that such intervention was improper in a culpable homicide case under active judicial consideration. Despite having spent about six years and eight months at Suleja Prison, Sanda was included in a recent presidential pardon on compassionate grounds. The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said the clemency considered the best interests of her children, citing her good conduct, remorse, and positive influence while in custody. #SupremeCourt #MaryamSanda #NigeriaJustice #BreakingNews

Lawyer Seeks Compensation, Apology After Court Acquits 11 #EndBadGovernance Protesters An Abuja Federal High Court has discharged and acquitted 11 #EndBadGovernance protesters after striking out all treason and terrorism charges filed by the Bola Tinubu administration. Justice Emeka Nwite described the case as baseless, leading human rights lawyer Abubakar Marshal to demand immediate compensation, restoration of frozen accounts and a public apology from the Nigerian government. Marshal condemned the prolonged prosecution as state-backed persecution, insisting the protesters were victimised for exercising constitutional rights to demand good governance. He said the ordeal—detentions, frozen accounts, and reputational damage—violated their freedoms and must now be remedied. #EndBadGovernanc #HumanRights #NigeriaJustice