A Federal High Court in Abuja has denied bail to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and his two other co-accused.
Kanu and two others are being prosecuted for treasonable felony and other offences bordering on their agitation for secession of the Republic of Biafra from Nigeria.
Justice John Tsoho in rejecting the accused persons’ bail application on Friday held that they were not entitled to bail as they failed to show that they would not continue to commit the alleged crime for which they were being prosecuted.
The judge also upheld the contention by the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Mohammed Diri, who had opposed the bail application, to the effect that the accused were likely to interfere with and intimidate prosecuting witnesses.
The judge also ruled that contrary to the contention by defence lawyers, the charges preferred against the accused were not trumped up.
The court held that rather than contradict the allegations levelled against the accused persons in the counter-affidavit filed by the prosecution in opposition to their bail application, the defendants only went on to insist that the agitation for the Republic of Biafra was within their right.
The judge also ruled that Kanu’s admission that he was a dual citizen of Nigeria and Britain further heightened the possibility of him jumping bail.
The judge ruled that rather than grant bail to the accused person, he would order an accelerated hearing of the case with the possibility of hearing it on daily basis.
The judge ordered that the accused persons should remain in Kuje prison throughout their trial.
He adjourned till February 9, 10, 11 and 12 for trial.
Kanu, David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu were being prosecuted on six counts of treasonable felony and unlawful possession of firearms preferred against them by the Federal Government. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I thought he is Biafran, why is he claiming to be Nigerian and British? I think the Igbos should embrace the Nigerian project. We are all brothers, let us work for the unity of one Nigeria. I think this is a better project than the agitation for Biafra.
ReplyDeleteOne Nigeria is not by force. But no violence please.
DeleteWelcome to life in the "zoo". You will learn to respect people next time. Hope you meet the real rapist and pedophiles you always call people.
ReplyDeleteSupported, i'm an igbo but i will not be agitating for seperation and at the same time be claiming to be from the same area i want to seperate from. He should have claimed to have a dual citizinship between UK and BIAFRA. I thought he is learned.
ReplyDeleteThe Zoo keeper was caught with two different passports. A British and a Nigerian passport...but the proponent of the Biafra State could not travel with the so called Biafran Passport which he has made hundreds of millions in selling to gullible and innocent Igbos as a travel document. Now you see how this Kanu has been fooling and ripping-off his Igbo brothers by selling them one form of fake document or the other while he himself never used any. Many will still sheepishly continue to follow his promise of an elusive El-Dorado that is nothing but a mirage.
ReplyDeleteFake Igbo Name...man next time learn how to impersonate..ok? Mr. 'NWONYE'
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Just let that foolish Igbo man spend his life in jail. Biafraud my ass. I hate the Igbos. They are dubious people, 419, manipulators, drug barons, fakers etc. They have no roots, they don't know where they come from.
ReplyDeleteWe know where we come from and that is Federal Republic of BIAFRA...Okoro
DeleteI suppose you are happy for them to go and form biafra since you hate then so much.
DeleteEnter your reply..It is because of such hatred u and some other Nigerians have for the Igbos that ncessitated the recent biafran struggle. May GOD forgive ur soul.
DeleteYou an idiot foolish racist
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 4.42, I wonder who Ur Bastard Father is? Its because of Bigots like U that dis agitation is going in d 1st place; Bloody tribalist! Nobody cares hw U feel abt d Igbos, maybe Ur lazy ass cnt compete and feed Ur family hence U resorted 2 Envy and I can be very sure that U r a Yoruba Omo-ale! Rubbish Talk...
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 4.42, I wonder who Ur Bastard Father is? Its because of Bigots like U that dis agitation is going in d 1st place; Bloody tribalist! Nobody cares hw U feel abt d Igbos, maybe Ur lazy ass cnt compete and feed Ur family hence U resorted 2 Envy and I can be very sure that U r a Yoruba Omo-ale! Rubbish Talk...
ReplyDeleteCan u imagine this,somebody abuse entire igbo people n u think it's only Yoruba can do that in this country,come on guy! as long as u have this mind set towards Yoruba or other tribes it ll b exremely difficult for u to live a balance life n it ll also affect ur children,i am a Yoruba,i love my Ibo friends,in fact i love all Nigerians we er same in everything,if someone curse u it does not mean anything,it changes nothing but when u involve his entire family it exposes how shallow ur level of understanding is.God bless Nig.
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