Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer speaks on Supreme Court’s plan to hear appeals October 5
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Supreme Court has slated for hearing all appeals on the case of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, before it on Thursday, October 5.
On October 13, 2022, the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, delivered a judgment in an appeal filed by Prof Mike Ozekhome on behalf of Kanu, challenging part of the Federal High Court ruling, which had retained seven counts out of the original 15 counts against Kanu, after striking out eight out of the 15-count charge.
The justices of the Court of Appeal, in allowing the appeal filed by Ozekhome, directed the Federal Government to immediately release Kanu unconditionally. The intermediate court proceeded in the aforesaid judgement to prohibit the Federal Government from further detaining Kanu, or prosecuting him on any indictment or charge before any court in Nigeria.
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Explaining further, IPOB’s lead counsel, ifeanyi Ejiofor, said in a statement on Saturday: “On the 5th day of October, 2023, Prof. Mike Ozekhome SAN, leading Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor Esq., and others, will be exchanging the legal fireworks on behalf of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in urging the Supreme Court to dismiss in its entirety the frivolous appeal filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria against this landmark judgement of the Court of Appeal; and to further set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of its earlier judgment.
“We are very firm and committed to our solemn belief that the wheels of justice,though grinds slowly, but grinds exceedingly fine and towards the attainment of justice at the end of the day.
“Justice shall prevail,by the grace of God. And the hour is here.”