A Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, on Monday, mounted March 19 for ruling within the bail utility and preliminary objection to his trial graduation filed by Nnamdi Kanu, chief of the proscribed Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB).
Justice Binta Nyako mounted the date after the counsel for the Federal Authorities, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), and that of Kanu, Alloy Ejimakor, adopted their processes and introduced their arguments for and towards the motions.
On the resumed listening to of the matter, Awomolo instructed Justice Nyako that the case was arising for listening to after the choice of the Supreme Court docket on December 15, 2023.
Awomolo mentioned the apex court docket affirmed Nyako’s choice of April 8, 2022, by affirming the preservation of counts one, two, three, 4, 5, eight and 15 of the cost which Kanu pleaded not responsible of.
The senior lawyer mentioned that the Supreme Court docket ordered the continuation of the listening to on the remaining seven counts out of the sooner 15 counts.
“So we’re able to proceed with the listening to of this matter and it’s within the defendant’s curiosity and all people’s curiosity on this nation to see to the top of the listening to,” he mentioned.
However the counsel to Kanu, Ejimakor, instructed the court docket that he had two motions; an utility for bail and a preliminary objection.
He mentioned although he agreed that the Supreme Court docket directed the continuation of the trial, they weren’t able to proceed the continuing.
He urged the court docket to take the bail utility and the preliminary objection for court docket to determine whichever manner, and the prosecution didn’t object. (NAN)
