IPOB, the Indigenous People of Biafra, petitioned Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court on Sunday to acquit and release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at the next adjourned date.
Acquitting Kanu, according to IPOB, would show that the judge is neither corrupted or blinded by partiality.
On April 8, 2022, Kanu’s trial before Justice Nyako will resume.
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Before Justice Nyako, the IPOB leader faces a 15-count terrorism-related accusation.
IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful, on the other hand, called Kanu’s 15-count allegation as “empty and without substance.”
Powerful stated in a statement that the allegations against Kanu are unconstitutional because of his rendition from Kenya, which breaches international law.
“The worldwide movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU, desire to voice concern over our great leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU’s continued confinement in the Nigeria DSS custody,” Powerful said.
“On the 8th day of April 2022, only a judge who is clearly corrupted and biased will consider not acquitting our leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU. Justice Binta Nyako must be steadfast in maintaining justice without fear or favor, or she would be mocked by her judicial colleagues both domestically and internationally.
“This position is based on the fact that the 15 counts amended charges upon which his case is predicated are empty and has no iota of substance whatsoever. The emptiness of these laughable charges has been well marshalled out/comprehensively discussed in the 46-page objection filed by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s erudite legal team.
“Most importantly is the fact that you cannot build something on nothing and expect it to stand. No trial can be entertained in any court in Nigeria in so far as the abduction of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in KENYA and his extraordinary rendition to Nigeria is still a grave violation of international law, which crime Nigeria Government is still guilty of.”
The IPOB leader, according to Powerful, has never committed any crime and that the accusations against him are baseless.
“Mazi Nnamdi KANU has never done any crime,” he said, “and this position is extremely clear based on the bogus 15 count revised Charges, which has no proof linked to it.”
“The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, fully concurred with the preceding viewpoint, which he expressed in an erudite and convincing article released in our penultimate press announcement.
No Nigerian court has the jurisdiction to try Mazi Nnamdi KANU because the law cannot be turned upside down.
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