Tension Rises: Nnamdi Kanu’s In-Law Thrown Out Of Court By Furious Judge

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Favour Kanu, the sister-in-law of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to leave the courtroom.

The judge issued the directive after discovering that Favour was live-streaming the court proceedings on her social media platform—an act considered a serious breach of courtroom protocol.

Justice Omotosho subsequently barred her from attending the next three hearings and noted that he would have charged her with contempt of court if not for the intervention of Kanu’s lead counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), who pleaded on her behalf.

The judge invited her to the front of the court to explain her actions and asked, “Weren’t you the one whose phone I confiscated? I didn’t order the phone to be forfeited. I don’t even know if you’re his wife or relative.”

In response, Favour Kanu apologized and promised not to repeat the offense.

Meanwhile, during Friday’s proceedings, a witness for the prosecution—identified as PW-AAA, a Department of State Services (DSS) operative—told the court that Simon Ekpa, a known supporter of Nnamdi Kanu, is expected to be extradited from Finland to Nigeria soon to face charges related to the Biafra agitation.

PW-AAA, who also arrested Kanu at a Lagos hotel in 2015, testified under cross-examination that no weapons were found on Kanu or the woman accompanying him, but said the volume and nature of the recovered digital materials and documents linked to IPOB raised security concerns.