The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly condemned what it describes as a deliberate attempt by the Federal Government to divert public attention from the alleged collapse of its case against IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

In a statement released by IPOB's Media and Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Powerful, titled "Federal Government's Propaganda Fails Again," the group rejected what it termed as media diversion tactics involving the death certificate of Ahmed Gulak, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

IPOB described Kanu as a "prisoner of conscience" who is being unlawfully detained in violation of both local and international laws. The group accused the Federal Government of fabricating evidence to implicate their leader instead of addressing what they called "the embarrassing cross-examination" of a prosecution witness identified as PW-BBB.

According to the statement, the witness allegedly admitted under oath that no investigation report exists to support the charges against Kanu, which IPOB describes as "politically motivated."

"Let it be known that the so-called death certificate of Ahmed Gulak has no evidentiary value whatsoever in the context of the ongoing trial," the statement read. "The Federal Government's prosecuting counsel, Awomolo SAN, acting with shocking dishonesty, attempted to reintroduce evidence after closing his examination-in-chief—an unethical and unacceptable legal manoeuvre designed only to mask the shame of a failed prosecution."

IPOB further clarified the timeline surrounding Gulak's death, stating that their sit-at-home observance for the annual May 30th Remembrance Day in 2021 was held on Monday, May 31st, not Sunday the 30th. The group emphasized that Gulak was murdered on Sunday, "a full day before the observance," which they argue disproves any connection between IPOB and his death.

"This timeline alone dismantles the fabricated claim that IPOB had any involvement in his death. The attempt to retrofit this tragic event into their crumbling narrative is not just deceitful, but it is criminal," the statement continued.

The group also accused the Nigerian government of repeatedly using misinformation and "historical revisionism" to justify what they described as "ethnic prosecution."

Nnamdi Kanu's trial continues to draw attention as legal proceedings unfold amid ongoing tensions between IPOB and the Federal Government.