The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday
arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security.
He was brought to the Court on a black Sports Utility
Vehicles at about 8am, although sitting had yet to commence as of the time of
this report.
Journalists, lawyers and staff of the FHC were barred from
entering the Court premises.
From Transcorp Hilton through the Ministry of Justice and
Abia House, security was beefed up with the presence of a combined team of
Police, Army, Department of State Services operatives estimated to be over
3,000.
During the last proceedings, journalists and lawyers were
manhandled, while Kanu who is being held by the DSS was not brought to court, a
development that was blamed on “logistical issues” by the prosecuting lawyer,
Mohammed Abubakar.
Last week, the Federal Government slammed an amended
seven-count charge against Kanu, while the FHC issued a hearing notice for
Thursday, October 21.
The Noice titled, ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria Versus Nnamdi
Kanu,’ with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CR/383/15, was served on Ejiofor and the
prosecuting lawyer, Shuaibu Labaran.
Count Two
That you Nnamdi Kanu, male adult of Afarachukw lbeku Umahia
North Local Government Area of Abia State on or about the 28th of April 2015 in
London, United Kingdom did broadcast on Radio Biafra monitored in Enugu, Enugu
state and other parts of the of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Ho
Count Three
That you Nnamdi Kanu, male adult of Afarachukw lbeku Umahia
North Local Government Area of Abia State between the month of March and April
2015 imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubulusiizor 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 Wich
you declared as used household items and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 47 (2) of the Criminal Code of Act, Cap C45, Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Kanu is being tried before Justice Binta Nyako over charges
of treasonable felony and terrorism.
The separatist, who was granted bail in April 2017, fled the
country after the invasion of his home in Afara-Ukwu, near Umuahia, Abia State,
by the military in September, a situation one of Kanu’s lawyers, Alloy Ejimakor
described as the “rule of self-preservation.”
On June 29, 2021, the Attorney-General of the Federation,
Abubakar Malami, announced that Mr Kanu had been rearrested and extradited to
Nigeria to continue facing his trial.
He said the IPOB leader was “intercepted” days earlier but
did not disclose which country and how the operation was carried out.
Although there has been no official disclosure about where
and how Kanu was arrested, relatives and lawyers of the IPOB leader, have
described how he was taken into custody in Kenya under controversial
circumstances.
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