BREAKING: Federal High Court Breaks Silence on Alleged Assassination Attempt on Justice Omotosho Days After Nnamdi Kanu’s Life Sentence

• The Federal High Court has issued a formal statement addressing a controversial report involving Justice James Omotosho.

The Federal High Court has debunked a viral report alleging that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt days after delivering a life sentence on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The false report, circulated by a blogger on Facebook, claimed the judge was attacked on Saturday morning and rushed to a hospital while security operatives moved to secure the area.

But the Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court, Sulaiman Hassan, in a statement on Sunday, dismissed the claim as completely baseless.

The statement, titled “Rebuttal to False Publication by ‘Celebrity Blogger’ on the Alleged Assassination Attempt on Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court,” reads:

“We hereby firmly and unequivocally declare that the said report is completely false and unfounded. The public is advised to treat this publication as fake news and refrain from further dissemination to prevent the spread of misinformation.”

Hassan urged security agencies to investigate the source of the publication, describing it as capable of causing panic and undermining confidence in the judiciary.

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“Given the gravity of the report, which has the potential to cause panic and undermine confidence in the judicial system, possibly intended as a form of intimidation, we call on the relevant security agencies and regulatory authorities to conduct a thorough investigation. The goal is to identify and apprehend the perpetrators responsible for this false report and prosecute them in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, particularly those relating to cybercrime, defamation, and public misinformation,” the court stated.

The controversy follows Justice Omotosho’s ruling on Thursday, in which Kanu’s death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment after he was found guilty on terrorism-related charges. The judge also handed down additional terms, including a 20-year sentence for belonging to a proscribed group and a five-year term over the unlawful importation of a radio transmitter, with both to run concurrently.

Justice Omotosho said the law permitted a death sentence but noted that he chose leniency, referencing Christian principles and the allocutus made on Kanu’s behalf by Rep. Obi Aguocha.

He also ordered that Kanu be kept in protective custody—outside Kuje Correctional Centre—and restricted from using digital devices unless closely monitored by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The radio transmitter recovered from the IPOB leader is to be forfeited to the federal government, while the DSS may apply for forfeiture of other exhibits after the appeal window expires.

The judge described Kanu as having exhibited “unruly behaviours” throughout the trial and said he showed no remorse.