BREAKING: We won’t release Nnamdi Kanu – FG tells Appeal Court, gives reasons via politicsngr
The Nigerian Government on Monday revealed that it would not release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Arguing the application yesterday, an Assistant State Counsel in the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. David Kaswe, told the court that the case against Kanu bordered on national security. Kaswe argued that Kanu’s fundamental rights should not supercede the interest of the nation.
“We further rely on the case of FRN Vs Dokubo, where the Supreme Court held that where national security is threatened or when there is likelihood of it being threatened, human rights take secondary place. Besides, he told the court that intelligence report in government’s possession indicated that releasing the IPOB leader from detention would worsen the security situation in the South East.
“We believe that there is an exceptional circumstance to warrant this court to grant our application.
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