Nnamdi Kanu: Court Strikes Out Eight of 15 Charges Against IPOB Leader
- Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has gotten a reprieve from the Federal High Court in Abuja presided by Justice Binta Nyako
- The court has struck out some of the charges against the separationsit leader after it was championed by his legal team
- Kanu is facing charges of bothering on terrorism and is currently detained by the Department of State Security
FCT, Abuja - A federal high court in Abuja has struck out eight out of the 15-count charge filed against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by the federal government, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Ruling on Kanu’s application on Friday, April 8, Justice Binta Nyako struck out counts 6,7,9,10,11,12,13, and 14.
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The Cable newspaper reports that Justice Nyako said the IPOB leader is to stand trial on counts 1,2,3,4,5,8 and 15.
Mike Ozekhome, Kanu’s lead counsel, had described the charges as “defective and baseless.”
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However, Shuaibu Labaran, the prosecution counsel, asked the court to dismiss the defendant’s application.
Nnamdi Kanu not receiving proper medical attention
Recall that the legal team of Kanu had complained that the IPOB leader was not receiving proper medical attention in the detention facility of the Department of State Service, DSS, in Abuja.
Vanguard newspaper reports that the IPOB lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, after their visit to Kanu, last week.
Ejiofor alleged that Kanu's health condition is diminishing and he has not been allowed access to his private doctor by the Department of State Security, DSS, as ordered by the court.
No change of clothes for IPOB leader, says Ejiofor
Ejiofor had also told the Punch newspaper that the IPOB leader has not had a change of clothes since his detention by the DSS.
He also said that Kanu’s health status was gradually deteriorating due to poor medical treatment.
Nnamdi Kanu: Soludo advises FG, reveals two key actions to take on IPOB leader
Recall that the governor of Anambra state, Chukwuma Soludo, recently advised the federal government on how to deal with Nnamdi Kanu's case.
Soludo said the trial of the IPOB leader should be sped up so that he either gets convicted of freed by the court.
The Anambra state chief executive also canvassed for establishing a truth and reconciliation panel to address the agitation in the southeast region.
Young presidential candidate asks Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu
Meanwhile, Comrade Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to release Kanu.
Comrade Oguntoyinbo who is the national president, All Nigeria Youths Reoriented Initiative, and a presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, made the request in a letter sent to the president on Monday, March 28.
He said the release of Kanu will reduce the tension in the southeast and address other issues causing insecurity in the region.
Source: Legit.ng
