Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, told the Federal
High Court, Abuja, that he was ready to face trial if his safety would be
guaranteed by the court.
Kanu told the presiding judge,
Justice Binta Nyako, through his counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor.
Ejiofor told the court that the
application to restore the IPOB leader’s bail so that he could face his trial
was filed on April 1.
“We have an application for bail
filed on April 1, 2019, the application was served on the prosecution and it is
ripped for hearing.
“We urge the court to restore his
bail on the ground that the court will guarantee his safety when he comes back
to the country to continue his trial,” he said.
On his part, counsel to the
Federal Government, Labaran Shuaibu, who told the court that he was just seeing
the process, as opposed to the application.
Shuaibu urged the court to
adjourn the matter to enable them filed the necessary processes.
Delivering the ruling, Justice
Nyako, who adjourned the matter till Jan. 16, said the only way he could
guarantee Kanu’s safety was to keep him in the prison.
She said even judges no longer
safe in the country.
“Even judges are being abducted
in the country. So prison is the only safest place for him,” she said.
Justice Nyako had ordered the
re-arrest of the self-proclaimed leader of IPOB, Kanu.
The judge gave the order in a
ruling after revoking the bail granted to Kanu.
She explained that the court gave
the order because Kanu had failed to appear in court after his bail was granted
in April 2017.
The judge also ordered that trial
would continue in the absence of the IPOB leader and directed that a bench
warrant be issued for his arrest.
Justice Nyako had granted Kanu
bail on health grounds on April 25, 2017, and asked him to present three
sureties, one of whom must be a serving senator, a Jewish religious leader and
a highly respected person who must own a landed property in Abuja.
The judge warned the IPOB leader
against granting press interviews, holding rallies or being in a gathering of
more than 10 persons while on bail.
She had also warned him that the
bail would be revoked if he flouts any of the conditions.
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