Barr. Princewill Efogwo

Happy New Month of Blessings fams ❤️

I have been following the live broadcast of Nnamdi Kanu's Judgement on Channels.

Let me say this, the last person you should ever take for granted is a man who is no longer afraid to die, a man who wants his freedom at all cost and a man whose mental state has been stretched beyond its limits.

Whether we admit it openly or not, the prolonged trial of Nnamdi Kanu has taken a serious toll on him psychologically.

No human goes through years of detention, isolation, repeated court appearances, political pressure and public scrutiny without being affected somewhere in the mind.

I have deliberately avoided going deep into the legal arguments surrounding his refusal to open his defense and his insistence that the court lacks jurisdiction since the charge was initiated under a repealed terrorism law.

The truth is, no court can compel a defendant to enter a defense.

If a defendant refuses to open his defence, the implication is simple, the court proceeds based on the evidence already presented by the prosecution.

But this is where the real question becomes important 👇

Can a court order the removal of a defendant from the courtroom for “unruly behavior” and still go ahead to give judgment in his absence especially in a capital-offence matter?

This is not just a legal question, it is a moral and constitutional one.

In principle, a court can maintain order. It can remove a defendant who becomes a threat to the dignity of the court.

But proceeding to judgment in a capital case without the defendant present raises serious concerns:

📌 The right to be present during one’s own judgement.

📌 The weight of the charges

📌 The psychological state of the defendant

📌 The possibility that the defendant's conduct is a direct result of prolonged detention.

When a man’s liberty or even his life is at stake, every procedural step matters.

I feel Nnamdi Kanu’s behavior in court is not happening in a vacuum. It is happening after years of incarceration, legal back-and-forth, political undertones and unresolved questions about the circumstances of his re-arrest.

And a man in such a state should not be dismissed lightly.

Before any judgment is delivered in his absence, the system must ask itself: Are we seeking justice or are we rushing to close a chapter?

Because justice that ignores the mental state of the accused, the weight of the allegations and the fairness of the process is nothing but punishment wearing a legal robe.

Whatever one thinks about Kanu, whether you support him or oppose him, this moment is bigger than politics.

It is about the integrity of our justice system and the kind of country we want to claim we are.

I wish Kanu all the best

©️ P. C. Efogwo Esq

How many more innocent lives must be lost before our so-called Commander-in-Chief realizes that his government has failed us in the most devastating way?

Just this week, 25 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their dormitory at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State.

These are children, our daughters, our future taken in the dead of early morning by armed men who acted with impunity. In that same attack, the vice principal was gunned down while trying to shield those girls.

And how did our President respond? He expressed “deep sadness” and made some comforting words but where is the fire?

Where is the unwavering will to end this nightmare?

But that’s not all. Our soldiers aren’t safe either. ISWAP terrorists claimed they captured and executed Brigadier-General Musa Uba during a patrol in Borno State, a senior officer, a defender of our nation taken and killed.

Whether true or denied by the military, even the claim is a searing indictment of how very low our security has sunk and of how exposed those who protect us are.

Meanwhile, in Kwara State, terrorists killed a respected ECWA pastor, Rev. James Audu Issa after collecting a ransom of 5 million naira from his family and also attacked a church during a church service killing about three members.

This is not random violence. This is not isolated. These are brazen, repeated attacks and each one slices deep into the soul of our nation.

The blood of these victims is not on the terrorists alone, it is on the hands of a government that has repeatedly failed to protect its weakest, its most innocent, its bravest.

As Commander-in-Chief, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has a sacred duty to keep Nigerians safe, to secure our schools and to defend our military amongst other duties. But time and again, he has proven incapable.

I refuse to sit in silence, I refuse to be complicit in this tragedy.

Mr. President, RESIGN! Tend­er your resignation with the dignity that crises of this magnitude demand.

At the very least, apologise to the parents who now pace corridors, praying for their daughters’ return; to the families who mourn a general who gave his life in service; to the church that lost its shepherd.

This is not about politics. This is about life. This is about a government that has broken its most fundamental promise, the promise to protect.

We need leadership, not lip service. We demand urgency, not hollow condolences. We deserve more than platitudes, we deserve national rescue.

To every Nigerian reading this, I call on you to speak out.

Share this post. Tag our leaders. If we remain silent now, we are telling our children that their lives don’t matter.

©️ P. C. Efogwo Esq

TODAY, WE STAND FOR JUSTICE AND FREEDOM ✊🏽

Today marks a crucial day in our collective demand for justice, fairness and respect for the rule of law in Nigeria. We take to the streets peacefully but firmly to protest the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), whose ordeal has gone far beyond what justice, humanity and conscience can permit.

This protest is not about violence or hatred. It is about justice, human rights and accountability.

Nnamdi Kanu has been held in detention despite multiple court orders including those from competent and superior courts of record directing his unconditional release.

These are not mere opinions, they are lawful pronouncements that the Federal Government has blatantly refused to obey. When a government begins to choose which court orders to obey and which to ignore, it signals the death of democracy and the collapse of the rule of law.

Beyond the issue of disobedience to court orders, there are serious humanitarian concerns. Nnamdi Kanu’s health has reportedly deteriorated in detention, yet even under these special and compassionate circumstances, bail has consistently been denied.

What kind of justice system turns a blind eye to the human condition of a man who has not been duly convicted but continues to languish in custody?

Let’s also not forget the illegality surrounding his arrest and extraordinary rendition, a move that violated both local and international laws.

No matter one’s opinion about his political ideology or the Biafra question, the law is the law and nobody not even the government is above it.

This protest is therefore a legitimate outcry against injustice, a call to restore the sanctity of our courts and a demand that the Federal Government respects its own laws.

We are not asking for favoritism, we are asking for fairness. We are not demanding an exemption from justice, we are demanding that justice itself be done.

Every Nigerian who believes in freedom, democracy and the rule of law must see this as more than a regional struggle, it is a national moral test.

Let history record that when silence was convenient, we spoke out.

Let it be said that when injustice became law, we stood for justice.