₦airaland Forum

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has reassigned the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to another judge.

This was disclosed by Kanu’s lead Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor via a statement on Saturday.

Ejimakor disclosed that Kanu is ready to face his trial because he’s convinced of his innocence.

In a statement signed by Ejimakor, he said: “Yesterday, before the legal team conducted our routine visitation to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, we received two separate official letters regarding his case. The letters are momentous and somewhat pyrrhic.

“One letter was from the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, responding to a recent letter we had written to her, seeking her prompt administrative intervention (as the administrative head of Nigerian judiciary) on the matter of a proper and lawful reassignment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case, following the recusal of the Judge that was conducting it.

“The other letter was from the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, informing us that the case has been reassigned to another Judge of the Federal High Court.

“Consequent upon these latest developments, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu instructed the legal team to publicly convey his sincere gratitudes to the Chief Justice of Nigeria for her sound administrative discretions and the despatch with which she responded to our request.

“He also expressed his profound appreciations to members of the general public who publicly expressed their support to our righteous demands that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case be reassigned to another Judge, as the law demands.

“To be sure, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has always been ready to take his trial because he is firmly convinced of his innocence. But the perverse events of the past six months (from September 2024, when the recusal happened) posed portent dangers to his constitutional rights, particularly his right to fair and speedy hearing.

“It was in view of these untoward developments that we were propelled to resort to taking extraordinary measures to ensure that his case is properly reassigned and conducted in accordance with the law.

“So, now that the first steps have been taken by the authorities to do the lawful thing, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his legal team shall take stock and hanker down to the zealous preparation of his defense.”

helinues:


His case to be started afresh. More adjournment loading

simpleseyi:
He will be in Kuje till Tinubu hands over to Shettima in 2031

Peterobiisathie:
His case should be reassigned to justice John Inyang Okoro
He is no nonsense man and brutal than Justice Binta Nyako

mrvitalis:
Lmaooo trust me KANU would be free before you

mrvitalis:
Na that's not the igbo man way


We play your rigged game and beat you still at it

simpleseyi:
He will be in Kuje till Tinubu hands over to Shettima in 2031

Chucks13:
Keep wasting una time ok. Kanu is not going to be free anytime soon if una like change the judge 20 time sadly he won't be release yet.

Know this I have peace.

owobokiri:
And if the judge messes up again, he should be told to take a hike.
At this point, if I am Kanus shoes, I will refuse to appear in any Nigerian court again..
Let Tinubu do what he wants to do..

helinues:


His case to be started afresh. More adjournment loading