Politics
… urges them to take immediate remedial measures or face legal actions
ALLOY Ejimakor, lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned the statement by Chigozie Nnabugwu on News Central TV, publicly asking the federal government of Nigeria to kill his client to return normalcy to the Southeast.
Ejimakor noted that “The video bearing this statement was published at 1:14 PM on 19th July 2026 by News Central Television at its verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, monitored at: @NewsCentralTV, and it went viral from that source.
In a statement made available to the media at the weekend, the lawyer said: “To be sure, this call for extrajudicial killing is reckless, irresponsible, and unlawful. And it constitutes a clear threat to life and risks inciting a breakdown of public order.”
He observed that the call strains the boundaries set under Section 24(1) of the Cybercrimes Act, which criminalises the knowing or intentional transmission of messages via electronic means (including those amplified on broadcast platforms and social media) that pose a threat to life or are intended to cause a breakdown of law and order, which carries a fine of up to ₦7m or imprisonment of up to three years or both.
According to him, additional liabilities will likely be triggered under the Criminal Code for incitement to violence and related offences.
He added that by airing and platforming this inflammatory content without due regard for its potential to incite violence or threaten public peace, News Central TV may face regulatory sanctions for breach of broadcast codes on incitement and public order.
He added that the statement could attract accessory liability or contributory exposure under relevant laws. Broadcasters enabling hate speech and calls for extrajudicial killing risk severe regulatory sanctions and other countervailing measures, he said.
Said Ejimakor, “We are actively reviewing all available legal options, including formal complaints to the appropriate authorities.
“In the interim, we hereby demand that Mr. Chigozie Nnabugwu issue an immediate public retraction of his statement, and that News Central TV tender an unqualified televised apology for airing such dangerous content.”
Ejimakor said the press release serves as a pre-action notice of all legal actions that will ensue if Nnabugwu and News Central TV fail to take immediate remedial measures.
A.I
July 25, 2026
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