Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), met with his legal team once again while being held by the Department of State Services (DSS), and he expressed hope that the Court of Appeal will overturn the terrorism accusations he is facing.
Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, and Ifeanyi Ejiofor brought the legal team visited Kanu on a regular visit authorized by the Federal High Court, along with some of Kanu’s family members.
The purpose of the visit was to update the detained Biafra nation activist on the September 13 Court of Appeal proceedings in which his legal team requested that the Appellate Court throw out the remaining 7 terrorism and treasonable felony charges lodged against him by the Federal Government.
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According to a statement Ejiofor recently made following the visit, Kanu was in good spirits and sure that the Abuja Court of Appeal will clear him of the terrorism-related allegations.
According to Ejiofor, Kanu used the visit to urge his supporters to be steadfast, unwavering, focused, and in prayer with the belief that there must be light at the end of the tunnel.
According to the attorney’s statement provided to Newsmen, Kanu is quite confident that “the trial period is progressively drawing to a conclusion.”
The statement read in part “The court-ordered routine visit to our client, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has just been concluded at the DSS Headquarters, Abuja, where he is still being held in solitary confinement for over 14 months.
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“Feedback was provided to him on the September 13 Court of Appeal proceedings in his appeal against the Federal High Court ruling upholding 7 charges against him. Kanu was elated on the performance and legal prowess demonstrated by his legal team, led by Chief Mike Ozekome, SAN.
“Kanu was enthused by the accounts of the advocacy and submissions of Chief Ozekhome, SAN, during the proceeding, happy with the panel of Justices and was completely convinced that justice is already in the offing
“He was deeply touched by the sacrifices of UmuChineke, who despite the heavy downpour witnessed in Abuja on that fateful day, still thronged the Court, in a show of uncommon solidarity and support for him.
“Kanu unequivocally reiterated his abiding confidence in his dogged legal team, who have always been up to the daunting task.
“Onyendu remains firm, tenacious and holding very strongly to his conviction that his trial will surely end in victory.”
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Kanu had requested a review of the Federal High Court’s April 8 decision, which had dismissed only eight of the 15 counts against him while upholding seven others, from the Court of Appeal in Abuja on September 13.
Kanu requested the Court of Appeal to release and acquit him in his appeal, which was dated April 29 and designated CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022. Kanu maintained that the treasonable felony accusations against him were without legal foundation.
Ozekhome, who represented him in the appeal, pleaded with the appellate court to relieve him from DSS solitary custody.
Kanu complained that the charge granted the high court improper global jurisdiction and that it omitted to specify where or when the alleged offenses were allegedly committed.
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A 3-man panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Jummai Hanatu has, however, reserved judgment in the appeal till a date that would be communicated to parties involved.
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