Trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu resumes at the Federal High Court Abuja, before Justice Binta Nyako.
AIT.live gathered that there has been change of counsel on both sides as Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN now leads the prosecution, while Alloy Ejimakor leads the defence team.
The Federal Government had filed an amended 15-count charge of terrorism and treasonable felony against Nnamdi Kanu in 2021 and he was arraigned in July of the same year after his rendition from Kenya.
Justice Nyako had struck out eight out of the 15 counts after ruling on the preliminary objection filed by Defence counsel challenging the propriety of the charges.
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Kanu had challenged the decision of the trial court to uphold seven out of the 15 counts, where
his preliminary objection had sought the outright dismissal of the entire charges.
The Court of Appeal had dismissed the charges against Kanu on grounds that the Federal Government erred by his extraordinarily renditioning to Nigeria.
However, the Supreme Court overturned the judgement of the Court of Appeal, noting that the actions of the Federal Government can not render the charges or the trial a nullity.
Kanu was therefore ordered to return to the Federal High Court to continue his trial where Justice Nyako had initially stayed proceedings.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
