Selective Justice in Nigeria: Why Nnamdi Kanu’s Life Sentence Raises Concerns About Unequal Legal Treatment

A Nigerian lawyer and political commentator, Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has argued that the life sentence handed to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has once again uncovered what he describes as a troubling example of Nigeria’s selective justice system. According to him, the judgment highlights a deeply rooted imbalance […]