The Federal High Court has postponed its decision on Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, to the 18th and 26th of May.
Kanu’s trial will resume after the decision is made.
The court’s Justice Binta Nyako had already dismissed 8 of the federal government’s 15 terrorism-related allegations against him, leaving only 7.
Mike Ozekhome SAN, citing judicial sources, stated, “Until a person is tried and convicted, he should be allowed to walk free.”
Kanu is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, he argued, citing the presumption of innocence.
“I humbly urge my lord to use your discretion to grant him bail subject to my lord’s condition.
“You can limit him to stay in my house and I will not allow him to move around,” he said jokingly.
However, FG’s lawyer, M.S. Labaran, asked the court to reject the application, claiming that Kanu had allegedly broken the terms of his previous bail.
“My lord granted him bail in 2017 on health grounds, but since then till date, no medical record was submitted to the court until he jumped bail.
“What we should be saying is contempt of court because he has flagrantly violated the orders of the court,” he said.
He urged the judge to be guided by her discretion vis-a-vis the circumstances of the case “and in the alternative, order accelerated hearing on this matter so that the defendant can know his fate one way or the other.”
“The case starts on 18 and 26 May, and I will deliver my ruling,” Justice Nyako said.
The Federal High Court has postponed its decision on Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, to the 18th and 26th of May.
Kanu’s trial will resume after the decision is made.
The court’s Justice Binta Nyako had already dismissed 8 of the federal government’s 15 terrorism-related allegations against him, leaving only 7.
Mike Ozekhome SAN, citing judicial sources, stated, “Until a person is tried and convicted, he should be allowed to walk free.”
Kanu is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, he argued, citing the presumption of innocence.
“I humbly urge my lord to use your discretion to grant him bail subject to my lord’s condition.
“You can limit him to stay in my house and I will not allow him to move around,” he said jokingly.
However, FG’s lawyer, M.S. Labaran, asked the court to reject the application, claiming that Kanu had allegedly broken the terms of his previous bail.
“My lord granted him bail in 2017 on health grounds, but since then till date, no medical record was submitted to the court until he jumped bail.
“What we should be saying is contempt of court because he has flagrantly violated the orders of the court,” he said.
He urged the judge to be guided by her discretion vis-a-vis the circumstances of the case “and in the alternative, order accelerated hearing on this matter so that the defendant can know his fate one way or the other.”
“The case starts on 18 and 26 May, and I will deliver my ruling,” Justice Nyako said.
The Federal High Court has postponed its decision on Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, to the 18th and 26th of May.
Kanu’s trial will resume after the decision is made.
The court’s Justice Binta Nyako had already dismissed 8 of the federal government’s 15 terrorism-related allegations against him, leaving only 7.
Mike Ozekhome SAN, citing judicial sources, stated, “Until a person is tried and convicted, he should be allowed to walk free.”
Kanu is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, he argued, citing the presumption of innocence.
“I humbly urge my lord to use your discretion to grant him bail subject to my lord’s condition.
“You can limit him to stay in my house and I will not allow him to move around,” he said jokingly.
However, FG’s lawyer, M.S. Labaran, asked the court to reject the application, claiming that Kanu had allegedly broken the terms of his previous bail.
“My lord granted him bail in 2017 on health grounds, but since then till date, no medical record was submitted to the court until he jumped bail.
“What we should be saying is contempt of court because he has flagrantly violated the orders of the court,” he said.
He urged the judge to be guided by her discretion vis-a-vis the circumstances of the case “and in the alternative, order accelerated hearing on this matter so that the defendant can know his fate one way or the other.”
“The case starts on 18 and 26 May, and I will deliver my ruling,” Justice Nyako said.
The Federal High Court has postponed its decision on Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, to the 18th and 26th of May.
Kanu’s trial will resume after the decision is made.
The court’s Justice Binta Nyako had already dismissed 8 of the federal government’s 15 terrorism-related allegations against him, leaving only 7.
Mike Ozekhome SAN, citing judicial sources, stated, “Until a person is tried and convicted, he should be allowed to walk free.”
Kanu is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, he argued, citing the presumption of innocence.
“I humbly urge my lord to use your discretion to grant him bail subject to my lord’s condition.
“You can limit him to stay in my house and I will not allow him to move around,” he said jokingly.
However, FG’s lawyer, M.S. Labaran, asked the court to reject the application, claiming that Kanu had allegedly broken the terms of his previous bail.
“My lord granted him bail in 2017 on health grounds, but since then till date, no medical record was submitted to the court until he jumped bail.
“What we should be saying is contempt of court because he has flagrantly violated the orders of the court,” he said.
He urged the judge to be guided by her discretion vis-a-vis the circumstances of the case “and in the alternative, order accelerated hearing on this matter so that the defendant can know his fate one way or the other.”
“The case starts on 18 and 26 May, and I will deliver my ruling,” Justice Nyako said.
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