The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has issued a stern warning to television guest, Chigozie Nnabugwu and News Central Television over comments it described as a call for the extrajudicial killing of the IPOB leader.

In a press statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, the lawyers condemned remarks allegedly made by Nnabugwu during a News Central TV programme.

According to the legal team, Nnabugwu urged the Federal Government to kill Kanu “for normalcy to return to the Southeast.”

The lawyers said a video containing the alleged remarks was published on News Central Television’s verified X handle on July 19 and later went viral.

They described the statement as “reckless, irresponsible and unlawful,” arguing that it constituted a threat to Kanu’s life and had the potential to incite violence and disrupt public order.

The legal team further argued that the remarks could constitute offences under Section 24(1) of the Cybercrimes Act, which criminalises the intentional transmission of electronic messages that threaten life or are capable of causing a breakdown of law and order.

The lawyers also said additional liabilities could arise under the Criminal Code over alleged incitement to violence.

They accused News Central TV of providing a platform for what they described as inflammatory content and warned that the broadcaster could face regulatory sanctions for allegedly violating broadcasting codes relating to incitement and public order.

According to the legal team, airing calls for Kanu’s extrajudicial killing while his trial remains before the court could also amount to contempt of court.

The lawyers disclosed that they were reviewing all available legal options, including filing formal complaints with the appropriate authorities.

They demanded an immediate public retraction from Nnabugwu and an unqualified televised apology from News Central TV over the broadcast of the comments.

The legal team warned that the statement should be treated as a pre-action notice, adding that legal proceedings would commence if the television station and the guest failed to take immediate remedial measures.