The family of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has called for the sanction of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Binta Nyako over alleged disobedience to court orders.

In a statement signed by Kanu’s brother, Emmanuel Kanu, and made available to journalists in Abuja, the family accused the judges of undermining judicial integrity through their handling of the case. The statement highlighted key rulings from Nigerian courts and international bodies that allegedly favored Kanu’s release but were ignored.

However, the family welcomed the intervention of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, in reassigning the case to a new judge.

“We find it shocking that it required public pressure and the involvement of Nigeria’s most senior judicial officer for Binta Nyako to obey her own order of recusal,” the statement read.

The family insisted that in any country that upholds the rule of law, both Tsoho and Nyako should be sanctioned for bringing the judiciary into disrepute.

Kanu remains in detention amid ongoing legal battles over his trial.