Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel, raised the allegation on Thursday, providing documents said to be the official summons from the court’s registry directing the IPOB leader to appear on November 28, 2025, for the appeal record-settling session.
Settlement of records is a mandatory step in the appeal process under the Court of Appeal Rules.
According to Prince Emmanuel, the court summons—dated November 11, 2025, and signed by Ojonugwa Thomas, Principal Registrar I—clearly instructed all parties to appear at the Appeal Section of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to complete the procedure.
However, he stated that while the summons required Kanu’s presence, the court allegedly refused to issue the production warrant necessary to authorize his transfer from Sokoto Prison to Abuja.
The summons reads in part:
“Take notice that all parties concerned are required to appear before me… on the 28th day of November, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., to proceed with settlement of record of appeal therein.”
The appeal, filed under charge number FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2025, lists Nnamdi Kanu as appellant and the Federal Republic of Nigeria as respondent.
Kanu was on November 20, 2025, convicted on terrorism charges and sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. He is currently serving his sentence at the Sokoto Prison.
