Nnamdi Kanu Okwu Discharged And Acquitted
Nnamdi Kanu, the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), whose membership is prohibited, successfully appealed to the Court of Appeal, which was sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday.
Additionally, the court freed and exonerated the troubled group’s leader.
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu’s attorney and a human rights advocate, confirmed this on his Facebook page on Thursday.
“Appeal allowed, Oyendu Mazi Nnamdi KANU, discharged and acquitted. We have won!,” Ejiofor wrote.
Kanu requested release and acquittal in his appeal, which was dated April 29 and was designated CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022.
On December 23, 2015, Kanu was initially charged, and on April 25, 2017, he was released on bond.
Nnamdi Kanu Discharged, Not Acquitted – Malami react
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had his terrorism charges dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday. In response, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, claimed that Kanu had only been released from custody, not cleared.
The court’s ruling was on a specific matter that borders on rendition, according to a statement signed and issued Thursday night by Malami’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu, the AGF.
The statement continued by saying that there were further difficulties that existed before Kanu’s rendition and were still “valid grounds for court determination” when Kanu jumped bail.
It further noted that the FG would keep working to resolve pre-renditional concerns while taking into account all of the options for the verdict on rendition.
“As a result, the necessary legal alternatives available to the authorities will be used and conveyed to the public as required.
“The court of appeals’ ruling focused on a particular problem that borders on rendition.
“Let it be known to the public that the other matters that Kanu skipped bail on and that date back to rendition are still legitimate matters for judicial adjudication.
“The Federal Government will pursue resolution of pre-rendition matters while considering all options open to us on the verdict on rendition.”
As the FG objects to the court order releasing Kanu, Kanu’s attorney, Ozekhome, reveals the next course of action
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Nnamdi Kanu’s principal attorney, has recommended the Federal Government to follow the Appeal Court’s ruling and permit Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to return home.
If the judgment is obeyed, he claimed, it will bring peace to the Southeast.
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was released and found not guilty by an Abuja Appeal Court on Thursday after Kanu’s attorneys had appealed the case.
Nnamdi Kanu was dismissed, not acquitted, according to the Federal Government, which was represented by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami. Malami claimed in a statement that the decision of the Appeal Court solely touches on rendition.
The statement said in part;
“Let it be known to the public that the other matters that Kanu skipped bail on and that date back to rendition are still legitimate matters for judicial decision.
“The Federal Government will pursue resolution of pre-rendition matters while considering all options open to us on the verdict on rendition.”
In response to Malami’s comments, Ozekhomes indicated in an interview with Channels Television that, should the Federal Government decide to appeal the Appeal Court’s decision, he will launch a cross-appeal on several points where he disagrees with the Court of Appeal.
Ozekhome asserts that the law is unambiguous in stating that a person can only be tried when the location and timing of a crime have been determined. Additionally, the Federal Government in the instance of Nnamdi Kanu claimed that he made a broadcast but could not specify where he did so. Ozekhome asserted that the Appeal Court disregarded this detail.
