Nigerian Government Admitted In Court, Spending ‘Huge Resources’ To Abduct Nnamdi Kanu From Kenya – Lawyer


Kanu had approached the appellate court, urging it to dismiss the Nigerian government’s seven counts charge bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony.

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said that the Nigerian government “admitted” before the Court of Appeal, Abuja, that it deployed huge resources to capture and transfer the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.

Recall that the Nigerian government on June 27, 2021, rearrested Kanu in Kenya through collaboration with Interpol on the order of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Since his re-arrest, Kanu has been confined in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja, as he is being tried before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court for treasonable felony charges against him by the government.

SaharaReporters reported on Tuesday that the Court of Appeal reversed its judgment on the remaining seven count charge pending against Kanu.

Recall that Kanu had approached the appellate court, urging it to dismiss the Nigerian government’s seven counts charge bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony.

But after the Tuesday sitting in which the case was adjourned indefinitely by the Appeal Court, Ejiofor said, “It is interesting to note that the Federal Government admitted before the court, of expending huge resources to criminally abduct and extraordinarily rendition Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria.

“The Federal Government further admitted viva voce, that they have amended the charges seven times, which is a clear indication and admission that they do not have any case whatsoever against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

“They are only interested in keeping him in custody indefinitely, but the Court of Appeal is their final bus-stop.”

SaharaReporters had reported that Kanu, who is currently facing trial before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had through his team of lawyers led by Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), approached the appellate court to interrogate the legal competence of the charge pending against him.

Justice Binta Nyako of Federal High Court Abuja had struck out eight of the 15 count charge Federal Government filed against the IPOB leader.

But Kanu's lawyers appealed against the ruling of the trial court on April 8 and sought the appellate court to review the ruling and struck out the remaining seven-court pending in the lower court.

The lead Counsel of the IPOB leader, had insisted that the charge FG entered against his client had no basis in law, in the appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022, applied to be discharged and acquitted.

Kanu equally urged the appellate court to order his release on bail, pending the determination of his appeal.

Though the appeal was initially fixed for October 11, following an application the embattled IPOB leader filed for abridgement of time, the appellate court brought the matter forward for hearing.

When the matter was called up on Tuesday, a three-man panel led by Justice Jummai Hanatu, said it had no need to delve into the issue of bail since the substantive appeal was ripe for hearing.

Arguing the appeal, Chief Ozekhome, SAN, alleged that his client was forcefully abducted from Kenya and illegally renditioned back to the country.

He told the court that his client was first arraigned on December 23, 2015 and was later granted bail on April 25, 2017.

After it had listened to both sides, the panel said it would communicate a date for the judgment.

https://saharareporters.com/2022/09/14/nigerian-government-admitted-court-spending-huge-resources-abduct-nnamdi-kanu-kenya

The United Arab Emirates on Monday designated six Nigerians as financiers of Boko Haram and other criminal activities.

Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad were the six Nigerians placed on the Middle-East giant’s watch list.

A Nigerian government official said to be involved in sponsoring the dreaded sect....The government official has yet to be publicly identified by the Emirati authorities, amidst claims that some elements in the Nigerian government were mounting diplomatic pressure not to publish the name.

https://www.nairaland.com/6752478/uae-designates-six-nigerians-global

BH terrorists and their sponsors have not been caught named, arraigned, prosecuted, convicted or punished. Bandits, fulani and BH terrorists are being pampered and fetted while separatists who don't want to remain in a forced union are being persecuted.

Ipob terrorist group lawyer is on the beat again.

Well during Buharis lifetime he will be credited with kindliness and seen as a Good President, a potent symbol of national unity and reconciliation

FreeStuffsNG:
Ipob terrorist group lawyer is on the beat again.

Says Afonja Muslim terrorist, marauding skull miner !

FreeStuffsNG:
Ipob terrorist group lawyer is on the beat again.

-1). "Why we cannot expose Boko Haram sponsors" Nigerian Army
https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2020/07/02/why-we-cannot-expose-boko-haram-sponsors-nigerian-army/%3famp=1

"-2)..We can not expose BH sponsors" -EFCC
Why I Won’t Reveal Sponsors Of Boko Haram, Terrorism— Anti-graft Agency, EFCC Boss, Bawa
http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/17/why-i-won%E2%80%99t-reveal-sponsors-boko-haram-terrorism%E2%80%94-anti-graft-agency-efcc-boss-bawa

and now; "-3).FG Not Interested In Naming, Shaming Terrorism Financiers." - Femi Adesina

But when the UAE identified & exposed Nigerian BH terrorist sponsors based in that country, then the terrorist laden Buhari government said that the "Nigerians convicted for terrorism in UAE can appeal to Supreme Court" -FG even begging that their names not be made public because of diplomatic relations,
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/nigerians-convicted-for-terrorism-in-uae-can-appeal-to-supreme-court-fg/%3famp