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The Federal Government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count treasonable felony charge.

The amendment came on a day trial Justice Binta Nyako fixed to hear an application Kanu filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the charge against him.

A member of Kanu’s legal team, who craved anonymity, told Vanguard on Wednesday that FG had in the amended charge, listed some lawyers representing the embattled IPOB leader, including Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Mr. Maxwell Opara, as accomplices of the defendant.

FG, it was gathered, alleged that the said lawyers, were constantly in with Kanu, after he jumped bail and fled the country.

It will be recalled that Kanu was subsequently re-arrested and returned back to the country from Kenya, in controversial circumstance.

Trial Justice Binta Nyako had on April 8, struck out eight out of the 15-count treasonable felony charge FG preferred against Kanu.

Justice Nyako held that the charges were mere repetitions that did not disclose any offence that could be sustained by the proof of evidence before the court.

FG had in the counts that were struck out, alleged that Kanu had through his broadcasts, incited of the public to not only stage a violent revolution, but to attack police officers and also destroy public facilities in Lagos State.

While the court threw out counts 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,13 and 14 of the charge, it okayed Kanu’s trial on counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 15.

The ruling followed an application Kanu filed to quash the entire charge against him, which he insisted was manifestly incompetent and legally defective.

The IPOB leader, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), argued that the court lacked the jurisdiction to try him on the strenght of an incompetent charge.

Ozekhome (SAN), further told the court that his client was “unlawfully, brutally and extraordinarily renditioned from Kenya without his consent”.

He argued that since some of the allegations FG levelled against Kanu, were purportedly committed outside the country, the high court, therefore, lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the charge.

“The charges appears to give this court a global jurisdiction over offences that were allegedly committed by the Defendant, without specifying the location or date the said offences were committed”.

He argued that under the Federal High Court Act, such charge must disclose specific location where the offence was committed.

More so, Ozekhome contended that Kanu could not be charged with belonging to an unlawful organization since the action of FG, in proscribing the IPOB, is still subject of legal dispute at the Court of Appeal and therefore subjudice.

Consequently, he urged the court to dismiss the charge, as well as to discharge and acquit the defendant.

However, FG’s lawyer, Mr. Shuaibu Labaran, opposed the application and urged the court to allow the prosecution to open its case.

He argued that Kanu’s application would touch the substance of the case that is yet to be heard.

“The position as at now is that the IPOB is a proscribed organization which was duly proscribed through the due process of law”.

He argued that Section 32 of the Terrorism Prevention Act imbued the court with the requisite jurisdiction to handle the trial.

On Kanu’s bail request, Ozekhome, maintained that the amended charge contained bailable offences, while FG’s lawyer, Labaran, argued that the defendant betrayed the previous discretion the court exercised in his favour when he jumped bail and escaped from the country.

He argued that it was owing to Kanu’s conduct that the court revoked his bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

FG had in some of the charges that were sustained by the court, alleged that Kanu had in his broadcast that was received and heard in Nigeria, issued a deadly threat that anyone who flouted his sit-at home order, should write his/her Will.

It told the court that as a result of the threat, Banks, Schools, Markets, Shopping Malls, Fuel Stations domiciled in the Eastern States of Nigeria, were not opened for businesses, citizens and vehicular movements in the Eastern States of Nigeria were grounded.

It alleged that Kau had on diverse dates between 2018 and 2021, made a broadcast received and heard in Nigeria, inciting of the public to hunt and kill Nigerian security personnel and their family , thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 1 (2) (h) of the Terrorism Prevention Amendment Act, 2013.

While FG, in count-8, alleged that Kanu, directed of the IPOB “to manufacture Bombs”, it told the court in count-15 that the defendant had between the month of March and April 2015, “Imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubulisiuzor in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, a Radio Transmitter known as Tram 50L concealed in a container of used household items which you declared as used household items, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 47 (2) (a) of Criminal Code Act Cap, C45 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/breaking-fg-amends-charge-against-kanu-lists-his-lawyers-as-accomplices/

Losers

The federal government should just apologise to Nigerians and release this innocent man. Grasping at straws cannot help their already battered reputation.

Long live Mazi Nnamdi Hero Kanu
Long live Igbo land
Long live all Nigerians who love peace and freedom.

It's clear these people do not have a case against MKN. The ploy is to keep the case lingering and keep him incarcerated.

Imagine that. These stark illiterates are actually the ones at the helm of affairs in this country, and we wonder why everything has fallen apart. With idi0ts making unconscionable decisions and statements like this, why not?

Maybe they truly have nothing against him

Just wasting their time and frustrating the case

MNK with that statement be like:

vicdom:
It's clear these people do not have a case against MKN. The ploy is to keep the case lingering and keep him incarcerated.

But the Nigerian government can not stop the agitation for Biafra. No amount or years of presidency to the igbos will stop it.

Put all of them behind bar and sentence them to face firing squad

These people should just release Onyendu Prophet Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (PBUH)

There are boundaries to not cross where our Prophet is.

Biafra shall be FREE!

Wahala no dey finish, lawyers enter one chance

They should find a political Solution

Ok

Fear FG.

if they hold your scrotum sac they will squeeze it until it dries off.

Imagine this happening less than a week after Charles Soludo visited Nnamdi in DSS Custody.

Lemme just add that kanu's lawyers are brave. If dem mess up IPOB will finish them, of dem too mess up again FG will finish them.

Ejiofor get mind shaaa, I what his wife went through when he was attacked, las las na prayer we use take cover am.

Omooooo, I just come here come halla say tomorrow May 19th na my birthday ooo

Anywhere you de just buy coke or fanta , add 50 naira biscuit , bills on me...Nor do so oo

This country, Wahala nor de finish..So just de enjoy your sef

Last last him go still comot.

IPOB terrorists!!

The court will keep adjourning the case.

FG made a big mistake by deporting Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya.

They could have locked him up in a secret detention centre in Sahara desert.

Or take him out and dump his body in the ocean. Then act like they know nothing about it.

IPOB terror attacks escalated when the government announced they arrested Nnamdi Kanu.


End IPOB to save the lives of Igbo people.

Hear what the terrorist said here sometime ago.

"There are guns in Edo already, take the guns and kill one or two or three army. Anyone you kill, take their guns and kill the others..".

Kanu is directly responsible for what's happening in the East today. He sanctioned it personally! There is no way he'd escape the guillotine.

May he rot in jail, amen.

beerfraud:
Put all of them behind bar and sentence them to face firing squad

including tinubu the criminal?

No love lost

OK o

Beautiful.
Let's help IPOB Terrorist, burn down that Baren Region.

KANU oshi will rot in jail. That I can assure you.

It is obvious these people have no case against Kanu.
This case is not FG against Kanu, but the Fulani Caliphate.
Kanu was really opening their 'nyash' in his broadcast.

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All bad leaders can do is to divide the people cos they have nothing else to offer. Nigerians don't fall for it anymore. There is no way Buhari will mean well for this country and things will get this bad.

Only leaders that love the people should lead the people.

#omoredia4president

Easy tactics for long adjournment of the case

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