The Federal Government, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, why it was not in a hurry to release the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, claiming that its investigations revealed that Kanu, who it identified as the brain behind recent clamour for the creation of ‘Biafra Republic’, had already received huge sums of money to purchase weapons.

Government in a counter-affidavit before the court, said that prior to his arrest, Kanu, had already made enquiries about prices of all the weapons he intends to buy.

In the counter-affidavit by a senior officer with the Department of State Services, DSS, Mr. Ayo Ibitoye, it insisted that it would be in the interest of justice, peace and order, to allow the IPOB leader to remain in custody of the security agency.

It will be recalled Kanu who is also the Director of Radio Biafra and Television, was on October 17, arrested in Lagos by security operatives, shortly after he arrived Nigeria from his base in the United Kingdom.

He was later arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja over allegation that he engaged in criminal conspiracy, managed and belonged to an unlawful society.


But on October 19, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the tune of N2million.

The court further directed the defendant to produce a civil servant of Grade Level 16, to stand as his surety.

However, the accused person alleged that the Nigerian government refused to release him from detention despite the fact that he had met the bail conditions.

FG had while the matter was pending before the Magistrate court, secured an order from the high court to further detain Kanu for 90 days.

It was sequel to the order that government lawyer, Mr Moses Idakwo, asked Magistrate Usman to step down from the trial on the ground that his court lacks the power and jurisdiction to prosecute terrorism charges.

Following an application by Kanu before the high court, seeking to enforcing his fundamental right to freedom, government filed a counter-affidavit, explaining why he will not been released, despite the clear orders of the court.

Adjournment

Also, Justice Hassan Quadri of a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, adjourned hearing in the bail application for eight pro-Biafra protesters to December 17.

The court ordered that they be remanded in prison custody till the date for hearing of their bail application.

Counsel to Onyema Obilor the 4th accused, Mr Princewill Mukoro told the court that he filed application for bail about three weeks ago. Insisting that his client was innocent, he said he was disturbed by his detention.

The accused who were brought to court were later driven back to prison custody.

The court premises was filled with many of their supporters.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/kanu-detained-in-the-interest-of-peace-fg-tells-court/

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THERE IS GOD OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Lawless country.. Whatever happened to 'innocent until PROVEN guilty?

That must be peace of the graveyard.

Even their so-called FG is afraid of the man.

Detaining Biafran activists won't change a thing. They want a different country, you want one nigeria. You can't force anyone to be nigerian. The name Princewill Mukoro doesn't sound Ibo to me. Hope my fellow yoruba brothers noticed that?

Make dem free the poor boy jare, the innocuous boy is just only seeking attention!

Shame on FG
Shame on Buhari
Shame on Nigeria

i dont want the marriage again, na by force?

Oh! Not that they've got anything to finally charge him to court with.....they just want to deny him his rights because they don't like what he says and can't counter him word for word!

When he calls Nigeria a zoo now some will take umbrage!

IGBOSON1:
Oh! Not that they've got anything to finally charge him to court with.....they just want to deny him his rights because they don't like what he says and can't counter him word for word!

When he calls Nigeria a zoo now some will take umbrage!

Hehehe

That is part of the path he has chosen.

in buhari's voice bypuorse marriage.

Lolz...xmas go sweet for prison o...kanu ndo!!!

So they want Kanu to stay in jail even though he has met his bail condition just because he asked for the price of a Gun? Well, even the Nigerian police once charged a Goat for armed robbery so anything is possible

the federal government lawyer being the zombie he is asked the magistrate to step down accusing him of incompetence in handling terrorism charges.

What an eye sore...
Mtchweeeeeeeew.

EasternActivist:
the federal government lawyer being the zombie he is asked the magistrate to step down accusing him of incompetence in handling terrorism charges.

What an eye sore...
Mtchweeeeeeeew.

Did you translate Igbo to English or what is the sense in this?
The day the video of your leader went viral over the internet, where he was asking for money to purchase arms and ammunition to fight Nigeria was the day his fate in prison was sealed.
Nigeria government will prove you wrong that Nigeria is not a Zoo by ensuring to bring the issue to a closure by legal means rather than a political solution your igbo leaders are begging for.

Zoo lawyer asked a zoo magistrate to step down... Waoo this is serious.

simplycarro:


[s]Did you translate Igbo to English or what is the sense in this?
The day the video for your leader went viral over the internet, where he was asking for money to purchase arms and ammunition to fight Nigeria was the day his fate in prison was sealed.
Nigeria government will prove you wrong that Nigeria is not a Zoo by ensuring to bring the issue to a closure by legal means rather than a political solution your igbo leaders are begging for.

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That's the rumours I keep hearing...
Is it due to low self esteem?
Law Incompetence?
Or due to ignorance?
Before yabbing rubbish why not wait and see how it goes..
Even your so called elders, legal practitioners, Laurette, politicians, groups like OPC, Arewa forum, too where begging for his release calling for dialogue... Why are they doing so too??
Bunch of loosers.

Na this kain overzealous acts from the DSS fit thro this country into another civil war. Why not simply ignore the guy like others did? Time for all to sheath their swords and let peace and diplomacy prevail. Everything no be gra gra.

EasternActivist:
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[s]That's the rumours I keep hearing...
Is it due to low self esteem?
Law Incompetence?
Or due to ignorance?
Before yabbing rubbish why not wait and see how it goes..
Even your so called elders, legal practitioners, Laurette, politicians, groups like OPC, Arewa forum, too where begging for his release calling for dialogue... Why are they doing so too??
Bunch of loosers[/s].

It's clear who the losers here are
In the last one week, you've lost practically human lives, properties and income. While you were doing your madness, the rest of Nigeria was just moving on like nothing was happening, just like during the civil war, nobody was affected except you inconsequential and non-important people.
Nigerians are amused now that you've decided to do what you should have done before going on your madness show of shame.
Why are you people like this? Why is is deep and retrospecting thinking alien in your actions and though patterns.
With the way you acts, it will be easier for any tribe in Nigeria to secede out of Nigeria than Igbos.
Bunch of unthinking fellows.

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simplycarro:


It's clear who the losers here are
In the last one week, you've lost practically human lives and properties and lost income. While you are doing your madness, the rest of Nigeria was just moving on like nothing is happening, just like during the civil war, nobody was affected except you inconsequential and non-important people.
Nigerians were amused that you've decided to do what you should have done before going on your madness show of shame.
Why are you people like this? Why is is deep and retrospecting thinking alien in your actions and though patterns.
With the way you acts, it will be easier for any tribe in Nigeria to secede out of Nigeria than Igbos.
Bunch of unthinking fellows.

[/s]

Derailing alert of a pained looser...
Mods do your work.
Next please.

EasternActivist:
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Derailing alert of a pained looser...
Mods do your work.
Next please.

Mofo. You have to first go and learn the difference between the word looser and loser. You are a complete illiterate.
Daft baboon.

Lol. FG calling court shots.

simplycarro:


Mofo. You have to first go and learn the difference between the word looser and loser. You are a complete illiterate.
Daft baboon.

Ignoredd...
Oh!!! My mistake it should have been ignored.

Fool. Yet you don't even have a certificate in English language.
Come and take an award BC you know the difference.

Fake_Educated_local_english_professor. Smh

If indeed he is arrested because he just priced weapons, what stops his so called sponsors from getting another person to get the purchase done?

If anything, his arrest has only made him more popular, made IPOB have more sympathizers both from the local and int'l community..

Please release the dude....see how they are talking as if its easy to start war...


Meanwhile, his wife needs him oo..konji is doing her strong thing





Check my signature for your total interior decoration solutions..

PMB you can only kill the messenger but not the message!
Let KANU go or you will be inviting chaos and unrest in the state!
Issue a Referendum and the issue will be solved!
I doubt Mr. President has good advisers!
It is well

Nnamdi Kanu loves it in the cage afterall Nigeria is a zoo. No place like cage No lie only truth!

Whose peace with the amount of protest his detention is causing? How many have died and how many more will die before they release their 21st century, political prisoner?