Nnamdi Kanu: Supreme Court to rule on appeals Oct. 5
The Supreme Court of Nigeria will be hearing two appeals filed by detained separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in his battle to regain freedom.
Kanu leads the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), which is demanding the dismemberment of the federation.
Mike Ozekhome, Kanu’s lead counsel, reportedly confirmed the hearing date in a media enquiry. Another counsel in Kanu’s legal team, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, expatiated on the appeal.
“Our request is simple – let this appeal be heard with every urgency it deserves so that the fate of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been illegally held in the solitary confinement of the SSS will be determined, having been discharged of all the frivolous criminal charge against him since the 13th day of October, 2022.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria has continued to detain him in custody in clear violation of this subsisting Judgment, and Orders of the Court of Appeal that directed for his unconditional release, and consequently, prohibited his further trial before any Court in Nigeria or detention in any custody.
“As I have consistently maintained, the wheel of justice may grind slowly, but it will grind exceedingly fine in no distant time,” Ejiofor reportedly said.
The Court of Appeal had, in October 2022, discharged Kanu of the 15 Counts charge against him. The court equally faulted his rendition from Kenya, stating it failed due process.
