President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has appealed the judgment of the Appeal Court freeing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Nigeran government has appealed the matter at the Supreme Court, The Nation reports. The government in a motion for a stay of execution filed on Wednesday at the nation's apex court is asking the court to stop the execution of the Appeal Court judgment of October 13.
October 20, 2022President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has appealed the judgment of the Appeal Court freeing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra , Nnamdi Kanu.The government in a motion for a stay of execution filed on Wednesday at the nation's apex court is asking the court to stop the execution of the Appeal Court judgment of October 13.The Appeal Court acquitted the IPOB leader and barred any lower court from entertaining further charges against him.
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court had in an earlier ruling quashed eight out of the 15 counts, leaving seven for determination.But the Appeal Court in its ruling held that the Nigerian government violated all laws in the forceful rendition of Kanu to Nigeria, thus invalidating the charges.
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