The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised alarm over what it describes as a coordinated propaganda campaign by Google, the BBC, and the British Government aimed at influencing the October 10 ruling in the case of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Alleged information control
According to IPOB, Google has been deliberately suppressing key developments in Kanu’s case—particularly the Magnitsky-style sanctions lawsuit filed in Washington against certain Nigerian judges—while promoting BBC Pidgin content that recycles long-discredited prosecution claims. IPOB said this amounts to “calculated censorship and collusion” designed to create a false narrative of guilt.
Echo of 2021 rendition
The group drew a parallel to the events surrounding Kanu’s 2021 rendition from Kenya. It alleged that, at the time, Wikipedia entries were temporarily altered to strip him of his British nationality, listing him only as Nigerian. IPOB claims this misrepresentation paved the way for the rendition without British intervention. Afterward, the page was quietly corrected. The group described the move as “deliberate deception” that enabled a gross violation of international law.
The alleged UK’s role
IPOB further accused the British Government of leveraging its influence over global media and tech platforms to shield Nigeria from accountability. It alleged that the UK’s hand is “unmistakable” and warned that Justice James Omotosho, who is presiding over the case, may already be under pressure to deliver a predetermined judgment.
Call for global oversight
The group called on the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, the Human Rights Council, and independent media to closely monitor developments. IPOB insisted that Kanu’s trial is no longer just a Nigerian matter but a global test of whether “truth and justice can withstand the combined weight of state propaganda, corporate censorship, and neo-colonial interests.”
