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The Abia State High Court has reportedly accused the Nigerian Army of attempting to “terminate” the life of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice Benson Anya held that the Nigerian Army set out as “pythons” to terminate the pro-Biafra agitator’s life.
Daily Post recalls that the Nigerian Army had in 2017 invaded Kanu’s residence in Afara Ukwu in Abia State.
This invasion occurred after Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court granted the IPOB leader bail in the same year.
Following the invasion, Kanu fled to Europe.
But Kanu, through his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, had filed a fundamental human rights suit against the Nigerian government.
Among other things sought, the pro-Biafra agitator prayed the court to declare the invasion of his residence by the Nigerian government as illegal and an infringement of his fundamental human right.
Ruling on the lawsuit, the Judge described the action of the Nigerian Army as notorious hence the Nigerian Government should tender an apology.
The ruling of the Judge was made public on Friday by Kanu’s Special Counsel via a tweet.
“It is the view of this court that the Army set out as pythons to TERMINATE the life of Nnamdi KANU. The military invasion of his home at Afaraukwu Ibeku is so notorious that this Court cannot turn a blind eye to it. He deserves an apology & compensation,” Justice Benson Anya said.
Nnamdi Kanu Pleads To Fresh Terrorism Charges, Case Adjourned Again
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded not guilty to the 15-count treasonable felony charges preferred against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
While entering his plea at the resumed hearing before Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja High Court on Wednesday, Kanu said he was innocent of all the allegations levelled against him by the Federal Government.
His lawyers also noted that some of the amended charges against the separatist leader were similar and should be struck out.
Lead counsel for Kanu, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), while arguing that his client should be discharged and acquitted, informed the court that he had already filed a 43-page Preliminary Objection for the charges to be quashed and struck out without the matter proceeding to trial.
“We are further asking that the defendant should be discharged and acquitted as there is nothing in this charge. It has no basis at all.
“We also have a motion requesting the court to grant bail to the defendant,” Ozekhome said.
But the lawyer representing the Federal Government, Shuaibu Labaran, argued that the agitator’s two applications were not ripe for hearing, and asked for time to go through them so as to be able to make an appropriate response.
“In essence, business of the day cannot be allowed to be truncated by these applications”, he argued.
In her ruling, Justice Nyako said since Kanu’s first application was challenging the propriety of his trial as well as the competence of the charges against him, the court ought to hear it first.
Justice Nyako subsequently adjourned the court case till February 16 to hear the pending application by Kanu’s legal team.
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