₦airaland Forum

shortgun:
1 Nnamdi Kanu is bigger than 20 Tinubu combined

Ihengwu:
What is pissing me off most is this guy's arrogance and disrespect of the Judge and the court. The judge is also too weak to allow that to continue in his court.

Originalsly:
It's the reason I said if correct. Thanks for clearing it up. But let me ask .... if I was charged for possession of weed last week ... but today legislation passed whereby possession of weed is no longer illegal ... at my day in court tomorrow... can I be found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment? ( I did note you mentioned the reference to the application of the old law in the new law)

Salewa97:
Nnamdi Kanu's motion is just like a drowning man grabbing a straw. It won't work

WizardOfNG:
Of course he is. Same as one of their Pastors proclaimed that "one Igbo man is equal to 500 Hausa men".

Hopefully, that 'superiority" will see him walk away free on Novemver 20th that is his judgement day.

DomPerignon:
Justice Omotosho gave him ample time to include what he is now asking from the Supreme court to be part of his defense and told him that he either does this or include it as part of his post conviction appeal.

Why can't he present what he claims are repealed laws as reason why his trial should be discontinued ?
Is he saying that supreme Court justices know law? According to Kanu no judge knows law. No lawyer in Nigeria knows law except his Alloy Ejimakor.

Obviously, be asking the Supreme Court to reverse itself, Kanu is looking for how to postpone judgement day that is slated for the 20th of this month. In short, this is another time delay tactics which the Supreme Court will throw away and ask him to return to Justice Omotosho's court and conclude his case and present a formal appeal process after judgement.

dequir:
The Kanu case exposed something deeper , just how many Nigerians are ignorant of the law. Too many people argue emotionally, not legally.

The most ignorant batch are the ones parroting his “where is the written law?”

I ask again , does it mean the average Nigerian doesn’t know what the law says, or is Google not available on certain phones?

The law that governs you depends on where you are and the jurisdiction you’re under.

If you’re in America, American law applies. Break the law here, and you’ll face the consequences under U.S. law.

But if you commit a crime against Nigeria, you will be tried under Nigerian law. There’s no escaping it.

What many Nigerians fail to understand is that laws are not universal.

The U.S. Bill of Rights, freedom of speech, or due process do not automatically apply in Nigeria.

Nigerian law governs the Nigerian state.

Offenses against the Nigerian government or society are prosecuted under Nigerian statutes, in Nigerian courts, and punished under Nigerian penalties.

And for those asking “where is the written law?”, here it is:

Under Section 4 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act, any person who does an act partly in Nigeria and partly elsewhere that constitutes an offense in Nigeria can be tried in Nigeria.

Further reinforced by Section 12(1) of the same Act , if the effects of an offense occur in Nigeria, the Nigerian courts have jurisdiction.

And Section 3 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act (2022) gives Nigeria jurisdiction over terrorism or related offenses committed outside the country if they are directed at or affect Nigeria, her citizens, or her interests.

Now, to correct another ignorant talking point , the law was never repealed. The Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act of 2022 did not abolish or nullify earlier laws; it replaced and strengthened them.

A repeal means the law is removed without replacement. In this case, it was updated and consolidated, meaning all prior offenses committed under the old law remain prosecutable under the new one.

Several terrorists, kidnappers, and bandits have already been tried and sentenced under this same Act. It’s not new, and it’s not selective. The statutes are clear and actively enforced.

There was a reason , the judge asked him to get legal counsel, he was advised severally to open his defense, and also asked him to read his charges. He refused.

Shouting is not defense. It will gas your followers up but it will not do chakam to negate or nullify the law!! Any lawyer worth his billable hours would have told him that. But Eze Onyeagwalam and his followers think he is above the law.

And for those still shouting “Biafra,” here’s a hard fact. Biafra doesn’t exist.

So whether or not you know the law, like the law, or agree with the law is completely immaterial. You are still bound by Nigerian law.

Because that is the only law that exists and governs the territory you live in.

This is why conflating “Western” legal principles with Nigerian law is dangerous.

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

If you act against the Nigerian state , whether through speech, actions, or financial dealings , you are under Nigerian jurisdiction and will be held accountable accordingly.

The crime he committed was against Nigeria. The victims of those crimes are Nigerians in the South East of Nigeria!

Nigerians, especially those who live or have lived abroad, must understand this distinction. Where you commit a crime matters, and so does the law of that land.

There is the written law, umu otobo. 🎤

By Chioma Amaryllis Ahaghotu

Orinechi:
I thought some people said that he was discharged and acquitted by both the appeal court and supreme court, what's going on?

Kalashnikov49:
All these taqqiya loving people sef.

If you like quote the writer as NNEKA NEOSU KANU

You can't get your foolish wish activated. You can NEVER..

Anyway, you have been ranting..IGBOs are warrior Quiet. That is how you know people with a plan.

Nonsense

Kalashnikov49:
GUMI is in Turkey.

He was Deported by Saudi Arabia,but walks freely and advocates for known killers of people. In those threads you don't talk.

Let me tell you explicitly, your rants are irrelevant. Keep making Noise on IGBO related affairs. Just know this. You can NEBER conquer the SE like you did to the SW.

Nnamdi has been vindicated...

Patanmi and GUMI are running but you keep quiet. Nonsense

helinues:
But Igbo's don't worship anyone, why should the detention of Kanu be making things hard for the easterners?

WizardOfNG:
Whatever. Check my past posts to see how critical of Pantami, Gumi, Malami etal I have being consistently.

The problem with you lot is that you think everyone who criticises you are your haters and automatic supporters of the likes of Gumi, Pantami etal.

Where were you when virtually myself alone, on Nairaland, indicted Pantami of sinister motives, while ICT Minister, to use the NIN scheme to grant Nigerian citizenship to Fulanis from different nations of Africa?

There is a lot that cannot be said in public. Go and do your research so you grow up to note the stark reality of Nigeria.

Kalashnikov49:
You can't say things in public about GUMI , patanmi etc, but with Nnamdi Kanu it's open season abi?

Bloody Nonsense.

WizardOfNG:
Of course he is. Same as one of their Pastors proclaimed that "one Igbo man is equal to 500 Hausa men".

Hopefully, that 'superiority" will see him walk away free on Novemver 20th that is his judgement day.

Authoreety:
Criminal elements are using it as an opening to cause havoc in the area... Don't you get it?

Kalashnikov49:
He asked under what law am I being tried on?

You can't place a defence without a law backing you. The charges have been amended so many times.

Why did they expunge the BUHARI was DEAD narrative?

You think people aren't following the shenanigans of your courts abi? Why did GUMI runaway?

Remember also, he is called an agitator and not a TERRORIST.

As you said, Time will tell.

Bluntemperor:
This Man and his Lamba!
You are tAsked to Open Your Defence- then Suddenly,you sent your Lawyers Away - that you will defend yourself and you started Calling the Judge Unprinted Names,etc .
And Now,the Day Of Judgement has been Fixed,yet you are Now Filling another Suit- For What gan ?
This is too much liberty and freedom in Nigeria and - Can he do this in Russia Or China Belarus?

Wallade:
Does the new law prohibit prosecution of terrorism acts?

Ihengwu:
What is pissing me off most is this guy's arrogance and disrespect of the Judge and the court. The judge is also too weak to allow that to continue in his court.

ebukal67x:
Kanu is just wasting his time. The law will take its course.

Salewa97:
Nnamdi Kanu's motion is just like a drowning man grabbing a straw. It won't work

DomPerignon:
That's a big fat lie.

No court has acquitted KANU of his ongoing terrorism case.

The Appeal court only ruled on the legality of his extraordinary rendition and said it contravened both Nigerian and international law and ordered the FG to return KANU to Kenya and begin the process of rendition within legal means.

The Supreme Court set aside the Appeal court verdict on the grounds that KANU was already sanding trial for serious crimes of national importance and ruled that KANU was first a fugitive at large and that the extraordinary rendition even though an illegality if both Nigerian and international law did not hold because KANU had lost his protection of the court after jumping bail from where he continued his terrorism activities.

MT:
I guess you guys were saying Nigeria should get serious with terrorism.

The court is about to pronounce judgement on one of the terrorists in their custody and you are still complaining.

20 November is the day fendi will change to prison wear.

Kalashnikov49:
Its not Kuje buzu

He is in DSS custody.

read this:

Court of Appeal acquitted the agitator in a judgment delivered on October 13, 2022

He is using your own courts to smash that black dot on your forehead