The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu for the restoration of his revoked bail and his removal from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS.
The trial Judge Justice Binta Nyako, while delivering ruling, said that same request had been brought before her by Kanu before now and therefore dismissed it for want of merit.
The trial judge noted that she found as a fact that Kanu jumped bail earlier granted him and escaped out of the country.
Justice Nyako noted that the only option left for Kanu was to exercise his right of appeal at the appellate court.
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The Judge disagreed with Kanu’s counsel, who stated that the Supreme Court had earlier held that the bail granted him ought not to have been revoked, adding that she had perused the Supreme Court judgment copy and did not see the claim of the lawyer.
After delivering rulling, the trial Judge adjourned to June 19 for trial.
Nnamdi Kanu however spoke ontop of his voice insisting not to stand trial before any court in Nigeria.
He claimed that any attempt to put him on trial would amount to a breach of Nigeria’s Constitution and international law.
The trial judge had on April 17, fixed May 20 to rule on Kanu’s requests for restoration of his revoked bail and removal from the custody of DSS to house arrest.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
