Igbo Groups on their website, Day by Day Exposed How Justice Omotosho Invented Fictional ‘Bomb Plot’ Against US, UK Missions in His Judgment

The judgment delivered by Justice James O Omotosho on November 20, 2025 against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been subjected to intense scrutiny with some groups exposing fictional tales, manufactured lies, and several gaping holes.

In a joint statement issued following Omotosho’s verdict, three U.S based Igbo groups exposed “one central, shocking point, manufactured lie” that punctured the judgment that convicted Kanu. The groups – AVID, Ambassadors for Self-Determination, and the Rising Sun Foundation – alleged that Justice Omotosho inserted in his judgment a fabricated, fictional lie that Kanu had plotted to bomb the embassies of the United States of America, and the United Kingdom.According to them, the manufactured lie has collapsed Omotosho’s verdict which was delivered in anger, hatred, and outside the confines of legal provisions.

We already expected this from Justice Omotosho much earlier because he assumed jurisdiction over this case creating the impression that he would be quick, decisive and timeous to dispense justice and close the case. Suddenly he started equivocating, buying time to conclude negotiations with his boss President Tinubu, and his Handlers.

A post that went Viral about 4 weeks ago today had it that Omotosho was offered Ten Million Dollars, and a Mansion any where he preferred out side Nigeria. He was said to have demanded in addition, 2 beastly Vehicles. He fixed dates and started trials after that deal was sealed. When observed during his delivery of his judgment, his voice was unstable, he could not read the handwritten scribbles called judgment. He was visibly shaken to his core. Exposing his internal struggle against his conscience.. .But he burnt up his conscience. Nnamdi Kanu himself cursed them out and whatever Nnamdi said to them shalĺ happen. His pronouncements shall All come pass, because his is carrying an uncommon anointing from God of Israel. Justice Omotosho refused transfer of Nnamdi Kanu to a better and healthy institution. He subjected his victim to mental torture of high standards.He then proceeded to trap this victim to enter his defense for an offence that was not known to Nigerian Constitution and Body of Laws! All these because Nnamdi Kanu is an Igbo. What a travesty, laid down by the biggest enemy of Ndigbo himself, The Jagaban Borgu.He miscalculated! Igbos won’t take this any more ….,Enough of the lies, deception , and hypocrisy! The judiciary has been used to start a war very soon

The statement reads:

“Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press,Fellow Nigerians, Members of the international community,We address you today on one central, shocking point in the judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu:The claim that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu planned to bomb the British and United States missions in Nigeria.We state openly and without fear of contradiction:This allegation was never charged, never testified to, never tendered in evidence, and never mentioned by any witness in the entire trial.It is a pure invention of the judge, inserted into the judgment to demonise Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before the world and to drive a wedge between him and the governments of the United States and the United States missions in Nigeria.

We state openly and without fear of contradiction:

This allegation was never charged, never testified to, never tendered in evidence, and never mentioned by any witness in the entire trial.

It is a pure invention of the judge, inserted into the judgment to demonise Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before the world and to drive a wedge between him and the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom.

1. NO WITNESS EVER SPOKE OF ANY “BOMBING PLOT”
Throughout the proceedings before Justice Omotosho:

No charge alleged any plan to bomb US or UK embassies.
No prosecution witness testified about any such plot.
No document, exhibit, audio, video, or intelligence report was tendered to support such a claim.
The defence had no opportunity to cross-examine any witness on this issue, because it never arose in court.
Yet, in his judgment, Justice Omotosho casually wrote in this wild story of a supposed plan to bomb the British and American missions.

This is not a mistake. It is a fabrication.

In any criminal justice system worthy of the name, a judge cannot convict an accused person on the basis of stories invented in chambers and not proven in court.

We state openly and without fear of contradiction:

This allegation was never charged, never testified to, never tendered in evidence, and never mentioned by any witness in the entire trial.

It is a pure invention of the judge, inserted into the judgment to demonise Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before the world and to drive a wedge between him and the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom.

1. NO WITNESS EVER SPOKE OF ANY “BOMBING PLOT”
Throughout the proceedings before Justice Omotosho:

No charge alleged any plan to bomb US or UK embassies.
No prosecution witness testified about any such plot.
No document, exhibit, audio, video, or intelligence report was tendered to support such a claim.
The defence had no opportunity to cross-examine any witness on this issue, because it never arose in court.
Yet, in his judgment, Justice Omotosho casually wrote in this wild story of a supposed plan to bomb the British and American missions.

This is not a mistake. It is a fabrication.

In any criminal justice system worthy of the name, a judge cannot convict an accused person on the basis of stories invented in chambers and not proven in court.

2. THE OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WILL PROVE THIS FABRICATIONTo remove any doubt, we have resolved to:Release to the world the full certified transcripts of everything that transpired in Justice Omotosho’s court.Those transcripts will show clearly that:No prosecutor, no witness, and no document ever mentioned any threat to US or UK missions.The only people who testified against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu were hired storytellers, and even they did not tell this particular story.The so-called “bomb plot” exists only in the judgment, not in the evidence.We invite: Nigerian media, International press,Diplomats, Human rights organisations,to read the record themselves and see how far a Federal High Court judge was prepared to go to justify a conviction without evidence.

3. THE STORY MAKES NO SENSE GIVEN KANU’S PUBLIC PRO-US/UK RECORDThis invented “bomb plot” is not only unsupported, it is absurd on its face.In 2017, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu organised the first and only Trump Solidarity Rally in Igweocha (Port Harcourt), where thousands peacefully marched in open support of the then-US President.In 2020, he personally attended a Trump campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, openly identifying with the American democratic process.These are not the actions of a man plotting to bomb US or UK missions.They are the actions of a man who, rightly or wrongly, sees the United States and the West as allies in the struggle for justice and self-determination.For a Nigerian judge to twist this history into a phantom “terror plot” is not only dishonest; it is dangerous. It sends a message to the world that Nigerian courts are willing to weaponise lies against political defendants.

4. WHY THIS SINGLE FABRICATION DESTROYS THE ENTIRE JUDGMENTUnder the Nigerian Constitution and basic common sense:A person can only be convicted on evidence given in court,The offence must be clearly written in a valid law, andThe accused must have a fair chance to challenge any allegation.By importing a serious accusation that:Was never charged,Was never proved, andWas never put to the accused,Justice Omotosho:Violated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s right to fair hearing;Turned himself from an impartial judge into a prosecution witness and propagandist;Built his judgment on facts that do not exist in the record.Once a judge bases a criminal conviction on fabricated, extraneous material, the entire judgment is poisoned.It is legally unsafe, morally bankrupt, and constitutionally void.This single act of fabrication is enough, on its own, to:Nullify the judgment,Justify its reversal on appeal, andTrigger serious disciplinary action by the National Judicial Council (NJC)

Justice Omotosho Built his judgment on facts that do not exist in the record.Once a judge bases a criminal conviction on fabricated, extraneous material, the entire judgment is poisoned.It is legally unsafe, morally bankrupt, and constitutionally void.This single act of fabrication is enough, on its own, to:Nullify the judgment,Justify its reversal on appeal, andTrigger serious disciplinary action by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

5. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE JUDICIARYWhen a judge in a criminal trial descends into the arena of fabrication and lies, the judiciary itself is in trouble.This is no longer about one man, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.It is about whether any Nigerian can trust that:Our courts will decide cases on evidence, not on scripts;Judges will respect the record, not rewrite it;The bench will not be used as a tool to destroy political opponents.Justice Omotosho’s conduct sends the worst possible signal, both domestically and internationally.It tells the world that Nigeria’s courts can be used to manufacture “terrorists” on paper while ignoring the actual evidence.We will not allow this to pass quietly.6. OUR NEXT STEPSImmediate publication of the full transcripts of proceedings before Justice Omotosho, for Nigerians and the international community to read before they falsify it.Filing of appropriate appeals challenging the judgment on the ground that it is based on fabricated facts not supported by evidence.Petitions to the NJC and relevant bodies, asking them to investigate how such a grave falsehood found its way into a Federal High Court judgment.Direct engagement with US and UK authorities, providing them with the record of proceedings to show that this alleged “bomb plot” exists only in Justice Omotosho’s imagination.

6. OUR NEXT STEPS. Immediate publication of the full transcripts of proceedings before Justice Omotosho, for Nigerians and the international community to read before they falsify it.Filing of appropriate appeals challenging the judgment on the ground that it is based on fabricated facts not supported by evidence. Petitions to the NJC and relevant bodies, asking them to investigate how such a grave falsehood found its way into a Federal High Court judgment. Direct engagement with US and UK authorities, providing them with the record of proceedings to show that this alleged “bomb plot” exists only in Justice Omotosho’s imagination.

CONCLUSION:The attempt to paint Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as a man who planned to bomb US and UK missions is a fallacy from the pit of propaganda, not from a court of law. It is a stain on the judgment. It is a stain on the court.And unless it is decisively rejected, it will remain a stain on the Nigerian judiciary. We are determined to expose this fabrication in a way Justice Omotosho never imagined possible—with documents, with transcripts, and with the cold, hard truth”.

Thank you.

AVID, AMBASSADORS FOR SELF DETERMINATION & RISING SUN FOUNDATION