Home Biafra News Treasonable Felony charge: Kanu files fresh application for bail

Treasonable Felony charge: Kanu files fresh application for bail

The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh application to be released on bail, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him.

Kanu’s lawyer, Mr. Alloy Ejimakor, brought the attention of trial Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to the motion for bail dated February 5.

Meanwhile, FG has engaged a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, to take over the prosecution of the case.

Awomolo, SAN, confirmed to the court that he was in receipt of Kanu’s fresh request for bail.

The IPOB leader, who was first arrested by security agents in Lagos on October 14, 2015, has been in detention since June 29, 2021.

Trial Justice Binta Nyako had on April 25, 2017, granted him bail on health grounds, after he had spent about 18 months in detention.

Upon the perfection of the bail conditions, he was on April 28, 2017, released from the Kuje prison.

However, midway into the trial, the IPOB leader escaped from the country after soldiers invaded his country home at Afara Ukwu Ibeku in Umuahia, Abia State, an operation that led to the death of some of his followers.

Kanu was later re-arrested in Kenya on June 19, 2021, and extraordinarily renditioned back to the country by security agents on June 27, 2021.

Following the development, the trial court, on June 29, 2021, remanded him in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, where he remained to date.

However, Justice Nyako, on April 8, 2022, struck out eight out of the 15-count charges that FG preferred against him on the premise that they lacked substance.

Likewise, the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on October 13, 2022, ordered Kanu’s immediate release from detention even as it quashed the charge against him.

The court said it was satisfied that FG flagrantly violated all known laws when it forcefully rendered Kanu from Kenya to the country for the continuation of his trial.

It held that such arbitrary use of power by the Nigerian government, divested the trial court of the jurisdiction to further try the Appellant.

Dissatisfied with the decision, FG took the matter before the Supreme Court, even as it persuaded the appellate court to suspend the execution of the judgment, pending the determination of its appeal.

While deciding the appeal, the Supreme Court, on December 15, 2023, vacated the judgment of the appellate court and gave FG the nod to proceed with the trial.

For Publication of your news content,
Advertise with us, Contact us at +234803-098-0314.
Please Kindly Follow us for breaking News, Read, Like, and Share our content.
©CDA News Media Limited, Nigeria.

CDA Newshttps://cdanewsonline.com
BEST SELLING BLOG THEME OF ALL TIMES. Follow us for more breaking news . Share,, like and Comment on our contents

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular

CDA News updates you need to know Saturday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. There was outrage on Friday after minors detained for three months over their involvement in...

Police burst organ harvesting gang in Ebonyi

The Police in Ebonyi have burst an organ harvesting ring responsible for the death of at least three persons in the state. Spokesperson of...

We are not responsible for state of Owena multipurpose dam, says FG

The Federal Government has said that it was not responsible for non-utilisation of Owena Multipurpose Dam since the project was completed in 2007. It said...

Minor faints in court before trial for participating in protest

A minor, who is among 76 persons set to be arraigned by the Nigerian Police Force for participating in the recent EndBadGovernance protest that...

Recent Comments