{"id":22187,"date":"2025-10-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=22187"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:39:41","slug":"verydarkman-sparks-outrage-says-nigerian-government-intends-to-silence-nnamdi-kanu-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/verydarkman-sparks-outrage-says-nigerian-government-intends-to-silence-nnamdi-kanu-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"VeryDarkMan Sparks Outrage: Says Nigerian Government Intends to Silence Nnamdi Kanu Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ABUJA, Nigeria (FN)<\/strong> \u2014 Social media activist Vincent Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has stirred controversy by claiming the Nigerian government has no intention of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), despite ongoing legal proceedings and mounting public pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a video posted Thursday, VeryDarkMan alleged that Kanu\u2019s continued detention is politically motivated, suggesting that authorities plan to keep him incarcerated until he is \u201ctoo old to cause trouble.\u201d His remarks come amid renewed protests and legal developments surrounding Kanu\u2019s case, which has drawn international attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja recently ordered Kanu to open his defense on terrorism-related charges by October 24, warning that failure to do so would be considered a waiver of his legal rights. The judge rejected Kanu\u2019s request for a three-month adjournment, citing the court\u2019s accelerated trial schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kanu, who has dismissed his legal team and opted to represent himself, continues to challenge the court\u2019s jurisdiction. His legal battles have been marked by delays, judicial recusals, and allegations of bias, including a petition to the National Judicial Council against Justice Binta Nyako.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prominent activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore led a \u201cFree Nnamdi Kanu\u201d protest in Abuja earlier this week, despite attempts by the Nigeria Police Force to halt the demonstration. A federal judge denied the police\u2019s motion to block the protest, affirming the right to peaceful assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sowore criticized the government\u2019s handling of Kanu\u2019s case, calling it a threat to civil liberties. \u201cThis is not just about one man. It\u2019s about the erosion of democratic rights and the weaponization of the judiciary,\u201d he said<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The federal government has not responded directly to VeryDarkMan\u2019s claims. However, officials have denied rumors of a coup attempt and rejected speculation linking the cancellation of Nigeria\u2019s 65th Independence Day celebrations to instability within the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporters of Kanu continue to cite a 2022 Court of Appeal ruling that discharged him of all charges due to the illegality of his extradition from Kenya. The government has appealed the decision and insists on pursuing prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As tensions rise, observers warn that the case remains a flashpoint for ethnic, political, and civil rights debates in Nigeria, with implications for national unity and democratic governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 Social media activist Vincent Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has stirred controversy by claiming the Nigerian government has no intention of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), despite ongoing legal proceedings and mounting public pressure. In a video posted Thursday, VeryDarkMan alleged that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-naija-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nigerian-Activist-Vincent-Otse-VeryDarkMan.webp?fit=1440%2C1800&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22187"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22191,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22187\/revisions\/22191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}