The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has expressed grave concern over what it describes as a coordinated disinformation campaign involving Google, the BBC, and the British Government, which it believes is aimed at influencing public perception and judicial outcomes in the case of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu’s next court appearance is scheduled for October 10, 2025, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. IPOB warns that international opinion is being deliberately manipulated to create an environment that legitimises what it fears will be a “pre-arranged judgment.”
Alleged Information Manipulation
IPOB accuses Google of deliberately suppressing recent developments in Kanu’s trial—such as the Magnitsky Sanctions lawsuit filed in Washington against certain Nigerian judges—while amplifying BBC Pidgin reports that allegedly recycle “discredited prosecution evidence.”
“This is not a matter of oversight,” IPOB stated. “It is calculated censorship and collusion designed to give the false impression that the prosecution has a case, even though it has collapsed irretrievably.”
Echoes of the 2021 Pre-Rendition Narrative
The group draws parallels with events leading up to Kanu’s controversial abduction and extraordinary rendition from Kenya in 2021, when, according to IPOB:
- Wikipedia entries were allegedly manipulated to temporarily strip Kanu of his British nationality, presenting him only as Nigerian.
- This misrepresentation, IPOB claims, enabled Kenya to proceed with the rendition without British intervention.
- Once the operation was completed, Wikipedia quietly reverted his nationality to “British-Nigerian” in September 2021.
“This was a deliberate deception,” the group insists, “and it smoothed the way for the gross violation of Nigerian and international law.”
British Government’s Role
IPOB further alleges that the UK Government—acting through the BBC and supported by tech platforms—has again positioned itself to shield Nigeria from accountability.
“The hand of Britain in this renewed campaign is unmistakable,” the statement reads. “It appears Justice Omotosho may already be under pressure to deliver a scripted outcome.”
The group insists that Britain’s actions during and after the 2021 rendition established its complicity, noting that silence then, and propaganda now, prove the UK has abandoned its international obligations in favour of maintaining colonial influence in Nigeria.
IPOB’s Official Position
- IPOB declares that Google and the BBC have crossed the line from journalism into complicity, accusing them of distorting information to criminalise Kanu and the wider Biafran struggle.
- The movement warns that October 10, 2025, could see the execution of a judicial fraud underpinned by this information campaign.
- IPOB places the international community on notice, stressing that Big Tech and Western governments cannot be allowed to collude with authoritarian regimes without accountability.
Call to Action
IPOB calls on:
- The United Nations,
- The U.S. Congress,
- The Human Rights Council, and
- Independent global media organisations
to investigate and hold Google, the BBC, and the UK Government accountable for what it describes as a dangerous pattern of censorship, deception, and persecution.
“The case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not just a Nigerian legal matter,” IPOB concluded. “It is a global test of whether truth and justice can withstand the combined weight of state propaganda, corporate censorship, and neo-colonial interests.”
COMRADE EMMA POWERFUL SPOKESPERSON/MEDIA AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY FOR IPOB.
