The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been adjourned to March 2017.
Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor said no reason was given by the court for the adjournment, but noted that the matter had now been slated for Wednesday, March 1, for ruling on application filed by Kanu and three other defendants.
Kanu and three others, David Nwawuisi, Benjamin Madubugwu and Chidiebere Onwudiwe, had asked the court to squash charges against them.
The IPOB leader in his application challenged the competence of charges levelled against him by the Department of State Services, DSS, as his lawyer averred that there is no material evidence against his client.
A Federal High Court presided by Justice Binta Nyako had ruled on the secret trial for Kanu and his co-accused, affirming that witnesses who would testify against the defendants be protected behind a screen.
However, contrary to Nyako’s ruling, Kanu and the three other defendants had vehemently rejected any form of protected trial.
In one of the court sessions, the IPOB leader said it was impossible for him and his fellow defendants to be accused in the open and tried in secret.
IGBO KWENU !!!
Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor said no reason was given by the court for the adjournment, but noted that the matter had now been slated for Wednesday, March 1, for ruling on application filed by Kanu and three other defendants.
Kanu and three others, David Nwawuisi, Benjamin Madubugwu and Chidiebere Onwudiwe, had asked the court to squash charges against them.
The IPOB leader in his application challenged the competence of charges levelled against him by the Department of State Services, DSS, as his lawyer averred that there is no material evidence against his client.
A Federal High Court presided by Justice Binta Nyako had ruled on the secret trial for Kanu and his co-accused, affirming that witnesses who would testify against the defendants be protected behind a screen.
However, contrary to Nyako’s ruling, Kanu and the three other defendants had vehemently rejected any form of protected trial.
In one of the court sessions, the IPOB leader said it was impossible for him and his fellow defendants to be accused in the open and tried in secret.
IGBO KWENU !!!
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