Nnamdi Kanu letter to Donald Trump urges U.S. probe into alleged killings of Christians and Igbo people in South East Nigeria
Nnamdi Kanu Letter to Donald Trump has urged the U.S. president to initiate an independent investigation into alleged killings of Christians and Igbo people in South East Nigeria.
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In a letter dated 6 November 2025, transmitted through his lawyer Aloy Ejimakor to the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader appealed to Trump to act on his recent remarks that America was “prepared to act militarily and cut aid if Nigeria fails to protect its Christian population.”
Kanu, who remains in the custody of the Department of State Services, called on Trump to “launch a U.S.-led independent inquiry into the situation of Judeo-Christians in Eastern Nigeria, with full access to relevant evidence and survivor testimonies.”
He wrote, “Your bold declaration that the United States is prepared to act ignited hope in millions who have been abandoned by the world. Christians in Nigeria face an existential threat, and the Igbo heartland is at the centre of this crisis.”
Kanu cited historical accounts and human rights reports to support his claims, referencing Amnesty International’s 2016 findings that at least 150 peaceful worshippers were killed, and the UN Special Rapporteur’s confirmation of church attacks in Eastern Nigeria.
He also recounted his personal ordeal since 2015, noting that although the Court of Appeal discharged and acquitted him in October 2022, he has remained in detention.
“I was never released, so there was no re-arrest—only continued unlawful imprisonment,” he wrote, adding that the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention had described his case as “politically motivated and unlawful.”
The Nnamdi Kanu letter to Donald Trump also urged the U.S. Congress to hold emergency hearings on what he termed the “Igbo Christian crisis,” and to consider Magnitsky Act sanctions on Nigerian officials allegedly involved.
He further requested U.S. backing for “an internationally supervised referendum on self-determination for the Igbo people,” which he said was “the only peaceful route to ending this cycle of violence.”
Kanu concluded with a passionate appeal to Trump’s moral and political conscience: “Mr President, history will judge us by what we do when genocide knocks. You have the power to stop a second Rwanda in Africa. One tweet, one sanction, one inquiry could save millions.”
The IPOB leader reaffirmed his commitment to peace and justice, saying his demands were not for conflict but for fairness and truth.
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The Nnamdi Kanu letter to Donald Trump marks his latest attempt to internationalise his cause, positioning his detention and the alleged persecution of Igbo Christians as a test of global human rights resolve.
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