Court Directed Tinubu Govt And Nnamdi Kanu To Negotiate, Seek Reconciliation, IPOB Leader’s Lawyer Clarifies.
June 19, 2024 NEWS Ejimakor said the court gave the directive on Wednesday when Kanu’s case came up.
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has clarified that it was the Federal High Court in Abuja that directed the Nigerian government and the IPOB leader to pursue reconciliation.
Ejimakor said the court gave the directive on Wednesday when Kanu’s case came up.
The lawyer said some media reports that Kanu sought negotiation with the Nigerian government on the charges levelled against him were slanted.
According to him, it was the court that invoked its powers under Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act and issued the directive.
Ejimakor said, “Today, invoking its powers under Section 17 of the Federal High Court, Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to explore the prospects of reconciliation or political solution in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu.
“Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act provides that ‘In any proceedings in the Court, the Court may promote reconciliation among the parties thereto and encourage and facilitate the amicable settlement thereof’.
“Responding, the private prosecutor representing the Federal government, Ademoyega Awomolo (SAN) told the Court that he has no objection to political settlement or solution of the case but Kanu’s lawyers should discuss it directly with the Attorney-General.
“In the same vein, Kanu’s lead counsel Aloy Ejimakor expressed no objection to political settlement.”
Kanu had filed an application before the court seeking to move form 49, and a second application which objected to the court's jurisdiction to try him.
Kanu is facing trial on terrorism charges levelled against by former President Muhammadu Buhari administration over his call and agitation for a sovereign state of Biafra.
The case has continued under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The case was adjourned to September 24 for further hearing.
madridguy: I am pained Nnamdi Kanu misused his God given opportunity. By now he should have been in the floor of the senate enjoying himself with his wife and children.
He blown up the great opportunity and the lying machine have inherited his followers.
Nnamdi Kanu is not selfish person like you and your Nigeria politicians
gidgiddy: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, addressed the issue of Soldiers killed in Aba on May 30th, while attending court today. He maintained that IPOB is a peaceful organisation not interested in making anyone a widow, and that IPOB is only interested in freedom. One of his Lawyers opined to Kanu in the video that the whole thing was a false flag operation
The killing in East is done by evil apc Nigeria government.
Lead by their APC Criminal agent in Finland. That's why they set up Igbos soldiers and killed them and immediately rushed and name the dead soldiers to use as. Propaganda against Ipob.
Ipob remain the most peaceful freedom fighters in the world.
Antoeni: No Reasonable Government Releases a Terrorists Just Like That, Maybe All The Prominent Igbos Cut Across Board May Have to Come Together & Stand As Surety And Sign An UNDERTAKING, On Behalf of Nnamdi Kanu Well The Disunity of Southern Eastern. Nigeria Will Never Allow That to Happen
Zico5: Imagine, he is now seeking negotiations when he knows things have fallen apart for him. What will now be the fate of his foot soldiers fighting tooth and nail to rubbish the government. Never take these people serious for anything.
Your Nigeria government are the one calling for negotiation through their judge.
ebufa: My brother that is not how life works o! In politics, we live for the moment! If Tinubu is going to restructure the federation.......then Igbos should align with him at least momentarily!! With state police...we can curb the activity of violent herdsmen........talk less of fiscal autonomy! Let us pick the oranges on the ground before clambering up the tree for the ones hanging up the branches!!
princepee: ; Aideded by your people who wanted to be commissioners and ministers . The Yorubas betrayed Abiola... Kola Abiola once said that they killed him and shared his meat.
In this life no one really care for anyone. What is permanent is life is interest.
American don't care about Africa. Nigerian presidents don't care about it's citizens.
helinues: Is it President Tinubu that arrested Kanu?
They should direct their letter to Jubril sorry Buhari
Why you never make sense with your comments?
Next you will start lying you don't support injustice against East and you were not among those that rejoiced when your Nigeria soldiers killed hundreds of innocent youths in East.
Here you're supporting illegal detention,call Buhari even when your Tinubu is now your Nigeria president.
When ESN act now you will see evil people calling on Nigeria security to hunt down ESN members.
But never have Nigeria security arrest terrorists herdmen in East, talk more of killing them. The evil people against ESN never ask for their Nigeria soldiers to go after fulanis terrorists.
Nigeria security are only good in killing innocent people in East