Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Henry Owen
Detained Biafran activist Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has written to former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, appealing for intervention over what he describes as “an existential threat” to Christians in Nigeria.
The four-page letter, dated November 6, 2025, and submitted via the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, accuses the Nigerian government of state-sanctioned persecution targeting Judeo-Christian communities, particularly in the southeast. Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), claims he has been illegally detained since June 2021, despite a Court of Appeal ruling in October 2022 that discharged and acquitted him of all charges.
“This is not justice,” Kanu wrote. “This is state capture of the rule of law to silence a Judeo-Christian voice.”
The activist highlighted several alleged massacres and attacks, citing reports from Amnesty International, UN Special Rapporteurs, and other human rights observers. Incidents mentioned include the Nkpor Biafra Heroes Day massacre (2016), Aba school killings (2016), Operation Python Dance II (2017), and the Obigbo massacre (2020). Kanu accused the Nigerian military of complicity and named former Army Chief Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai and current DSS Director-General Yusuf Bichi as responsible for human rights violations.
Describing the situation as a “hidden genocide,” Kanu urged Trump to intervene, recommending measures such as launching a U.S.-led independent inquiry into the killings, convening emergency Congressional hearings, imposing sanctions on implicated Nigerian officials, and supporting an internationally supervised referendum on Biafran self-determination.
In an excerpt from his letter, Kanu appealed directly:
“Mr. President, history will judge us by what we do when genocide knocks. You have the power to stop a second Rwanda in Africa. One tweet, one sanction, one inquiry could save millions.
I remain steadfast in peace, faith, and non-violence—even from a prison cell. IPOB rejects every form of violence. We seek only justice, truth, and freedom.”
Kanu signed the letter as Leader, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and noted his status as a Prisoner of Conscience in DSS Custody, Abuja, highlighting that he has survived four assassination attempts.
The letter included seven annexures, including Nigerian Court of Appeal and Federal High Court judgments, UN and Amnesty International reports, and Kenyan High Court documentation, all intended to support his claims of illegal detention and persecution.
The Nigerian government has not formally responded to this latest appeal. Authorities have previously designated IPOB a terrorist organization, a label Kanu continues to reject as politically motivated.
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