Judge Bars Nnamdi Kanu’s Sister In-Law From Court For Livestreaming Trial

The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred Mrs. Favour Kanu, sister-in-law of Nnamdi Kanu, from attending court proceedings in the terrorism case against the Biafra agitator.

Mrs Kanu was banned on Thursday following discovery that she was responsible for recording proceedings live and transmitting same to the public through the social media.

Shortly after delivering ruling on trial within trial conducted to establish Kanu’s allegation that he made statements under duress, Justice James Omotosho raised the issue of live transmission of the proceedings by some people in the court room.

The judge who said that such action was subjudice and contemptuous of the court, brought out printed pictures of the live proceedings.

Drama ensued when the judge called out Mrs Favour Kanu and demanded to know whether she was the one responsible for the unlawful live coverage of the court and streaming the proceedings on social media, to which she admitted responsibility.

Having been warned three times to desist from the act, Justice Omotosho ordered her out of the court, adding that she must not be seen within the court premises except she has a case in court.

He subsequently banned Mrs Favour from coming to the court and also barred her from accessing the court premises unless she has a matter in court.

Justice Omotosho warned that henceforth he would be sending people to Kuje Prison for contempt of court.

Similarly, one of Kanu’s lawyers, Paul Erokoro, SAN,, drew the attention of the court to a report by a television station on May 28, 2025, with the headline, ‘Court plays video showing Nnamdi Kanu inspecting a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country’.

Justice Omotosho agreed that no such video was played in court on the said date and asked Erokoro to bring such issues through an application adding, “I want to be sending people to Kuje henceforth.”