BREAKING: Supreme Court to Rule on FG's Case Against Nnamdi Kanu December 15
- The Supreme Court has stated that it would deliver its verdict on the appeals filed by the federal government and Nnamdi Kanu on December 15
- This decision was reached following the final submission of the Federal Government lawyer, Tijani Gazali (SAN), and counsel to Kanu, Mike Ozekhome (SAN)
- The federal government is appealing the ruling of the court of appeal that dismissed the treasonable felony filed against Kanu
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FCT, Abuja - The Supreme Court has set December 15 as the judgment day for the appeal filed by the federal government and Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Following the final submission by the lawyer to the federal government, Tijani Gazali (SAN) and counsel to the embattled Kanu, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), the court finally set the date, The Nation reported.
Source: Twitter
The federal government is asking the court to set aside the ruling of the court of appeal, which dismissed the charges of treasonable felony it filed against Kanu and ordered for his release on the ground that he was unlawfully brought to Nigerian after he jumped bail.
On his part, Kanu is praying for the court to allow the judgment of the court of appeal and set aside the federal government's order by staying the execution of the judgment.
Why Nnamdi Kanu was being jailed
Kanu has been accused of being the brain behind the several atrocities allegedly committed by the proscribed IPOB in the five Southeast states, including the killings of police officers, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), burning of police stations, among others.
He was earlier charged to court and was released on bail, but Kanu ran out of Nigeria secretly and was subsequently seen in different countries after jumping bail in Nigeria.
He was finally arrested in Kenya and deported to Nigeria secretly before being charged with a felony before the federal high court.
Nnamdi Kanu has not dismissed us; IPOB lawyers tackle family
Legit.ng earlier reported that IPOB counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, denied the claim that he and his colleague, Ozekhome, were sacked from representing Kanu in court.
Ejiofor said Kanu directly employed him and Ozekhome in 2015.
The legal practitioner added that he still has Kanu's letter from 2015 and that the purported termination of the contract by the IPOB leader's family would not stand.
Source: Legit.ng
