The Federal Government is set to arraign the four co-defendants of Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges this Wednesday morning.

The arraignment is scheduled for the Federal High Court in Abuja, before Justice Binta Nyako.

Already, heavily armed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have taken position in and around the court premises to ward off possible threat to peace by their followers.

At the time of this report, the four defendants Bright Chimezie, Chidiebere Onwudike, Benjamin Maduagwu and David Nwaurusi are already seated in the court room.

Meanwhile, both Justice Nyako and counsel to the Federal Government, Mr Shuaib Magaji Labaran are yet to arrive the court.

Counsel to the defendants, led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor have arrived and are waiting for commencement of proceedings.

Court fines AGF N200,000 for delaying trial of Nnamdi Kanu’s co-defendants

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday imposed a fine of N200,000 on the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) for truncating the trial of four co-defendants of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on treasonable felony charges.

The judge ordered that each of the defendants be paid N50,000 by the AGF for the inconveniences they suffered as a result of the absence of the lead counsel to the Federal Government, Mr Shuaib Magaji Labaran.

Justice Nyako, who was visibly angry with the way the trial was truncated, ordered that the N200,000 must be paid to the defendants before the adjourned date of March 17.

At Wednesday’s proceedings, there was no legal representation for the Federal Government at the time the matter was called.

However, as the judge was about to take the adjournment, one Mrs Adewumi Aluko from the Federal Ministry of Justice came in and apologized that the Federal Government’s lead counsel was out of the country.

She announced that two witnesses were in court but will not want to proceed in the absence of the lead counsel and sought an adjournment.

Her apology did not go down well with the judge who counselled the Federal Government to be more serious in the trial of the defendants.

The judge also extended similar counselling to the defence lawyers to stop using frivolous applications to delay the trial which was started in 2015.

Meanwhile, Justice Nyako has fixed March 17 for the resumption of the trial.

Ojiofor:
These guys are still facing trial since 2015?

Tingotoe:
It just keeps getting harder and harder for the terrorist and his friends. By the time the FG are done with them, they will regret ever taking up arms against the state

Emyogalanya:
Just few weeks ago, I made a thread on these Co defendants of Kanu. After I posted it I silently said to myself: watch as that will soon be arraigned. And now this. This government can be very funny. I'm sure they are on nairaland

tutudesz:
Is Ipob not doing seat at home for 4 co-defendants abi are they important too
Na question I ask O!!

CaptainAyub:

Nnamdi Kanu thread.
You arrived very fast
Kudos