Trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, at a Federal High Court in Abuja resumed yesterday without the accused in
The court urged the prosecution to ensure that Kanu be brought to court to witness his trial.The federal government in the counter-affidavit told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that Kanu is being investigated for offences committed after he jumped bail.The counter-affidavit reads in part; “That there is ongoing investigation as to other offences committed by the defendant/applicant while jumping bail.
“That the defendant/applicant does not place anything before this Honourable Court that suggests the medical facility available at the DSS detention is not capable of handling his health issues. “That the defendant/applicant’s application is capable of delaying the proceedings in this case”, read the counter-affidavit that was deposed to by one Loveme Odubo, a litigation officer in the Federal Ministry of Justice.Kanu, in the application he filed through his team of lawyers led by Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, decried that he has been denied access to his medical doctors.He said he might die in the custody of the DSS if nothing was done to urgently address his deteriorating health condition.
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