Opara Faults Prosecution: ‘Kanu’s Boxers and Perfume Cannot Be Terrorism Evidence

“Human rights lawyer Maxwell Opara criticizes the prosecution in Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial, describing the inclusion of personal items like boxers and perfume as irrelevant and a sign of weak evidence. He highlights procedural irregularities and questions the fairness of the entire judicial process.”

Human rights lawyer, Barr. Maxwell Opara, has raised serious concerns about the credibility of evidence presented against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in his ongoing terrorism case, describing some of the items tendered in court as “laughable” and “embarrassingly irrelevant.”

Speaking in an interview on Saturday, November 29, 2025, Opara questioned the integrity of the prosecution, noting that security operatives listed personal belongings seized from Kanu as exhibits, despite their clear lack of connection to terrorism.

According to him, “What do Nnamdi Kanu’s boxers, singlets, shirts and perfume have to do with terrorism charges?” He argued that tendering such household items in a case of national security “only exposes the weakness of the prosecution’s case.”

Opara stressed that terrorism trials must be supported by credible, admissible, and relevant evidence, not “personal effects that have no bearing whatsoever on public safety or national security.” He said it was troubling that after years of investigation, such items constituted part of the prosecution’s exhibits.

The lawyer also pointed to wider procedural concerns surrounding Kanu’s trial, including the alleged foreclosure of his defence, denial of the right to file a final written address, and other irregularities. These issues, he said, raise questions about whether the trial was genuinely driven by the pursuit of justice or influenced by “external political pressure.”

Despite Kanu’s conviction and continued detention, Opara maintained that he remains committed to legally challenging all actions he considers unconstitutional or unlawful. He insisted that “justice loses its meaning when basic personal belongings like clothing and perfume are presented as tools of terrorism.”