Kanu's Family Appeals to UK for Urgent Hearing on Conviction

The Okwu-Kanu Family has called on the British Government to leverage its diplomatic influence to ensure an immediate hearing of Nnamdi Kanu's appeal against his life sentence conviction, which has remained unlisted since it was filed in June 2026. In a statement dated October 18 and signed by Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the family expressed concerns over the lack of progress on Kanu's appeal and a separate Supreme Court process filed in November 2025.

They criticized the British Government for not taking concrete steps beyond diplomatic engagements to secure a hearing. Kanu, a British citizen, was convicted in November 2025, and the family argues that the legal basis for his conviction is questionable, citing the repeal of relevant legislation.

They referenced Section 36(12) of the Nigerian Constitution, which states that a person cannot be convicted of a criminal offence unless defined by written law. The family also questioned Kanu's continued detention after the Court of Appeal's October 2022 decision that discharged him and quashed the counts against him.