The transfer of the judges in charge of dismissing the terrorism charges brought against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was clarified by the Court of Appeal’s Abuja headquarters on Tuesday.
The Appellate Court stated that Kanu’s case is unrelated to the movement of its twenty-one justices to different regions of the nation.
The judges were moved, according to the Court of Appeal, as a result of a routine procedure designed to revitalize the Court’s administration of justice.
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Umar Mohammed Bangari, the Chief Registrar of the Court, refuted in a statement that the three Justices who released Kanu from the suit brought against him by the Federal Government on October 13 had been transferred.
Bangari disclosed that only one Justice out of the three that handled Kanu’s case was transferred.
The statement read, “The attention of the Court of Appeal has been drawn to a publication in the media on Monday, October 24, 2022, with the caption “Nnamdi Kanu: 3 Justices on Appeal Court Panel Transferred”
“The publication in question conveyed the innuendo to the effect that the recent postings of Justices of the Court of Appeal were in connection with or in response to the judgment of the Court of 13th October 2022 in Nnamdi Kanu Versus the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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“We wish to state categorically that the general postings of the Justices of the Court of Appeal under reference were routine and aimed at reinvigorating the justice delivery system of the Court.
“In fact, 21 out of 81 Justices including 6 Presiding Justices of the Court were affected by the general postings.
“It is therefore incorrect to insinuate that the Honourable Justices who delivered the judgment in the Nnamdi Kanu appeal were the targets of the routine posting exercise.
“A few minutes of inquiry by the media could have clarified the fact.
“We appeal to the media to exercise restraint and circumspection in reporting matters pertaining to the Court and its operations.
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“The Court of Appeal has an open door policy of providing easy access to the media to make inquiries and seek clarification on any matters of interest to the media for the benefit of the general public.”
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