Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has warned that the Nigerian government’s argument that there are pending charges against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court was a 'contemptuous mockery' of the Court of Appeal's judgment which is binding on all authorities. Falana warned that the President Muhammadu Buhari led-Nigerian government should not twist the judgment of Court of Appeal on Nnamdi Kanu.
October 14, 2022Falana warned that the President Muhammadu Buhari led-Nigerian government should not twist the judgment of Court of Appeal on Nnamdi Kanu.
SaharaReporters had reported that a three-man Panel of Appeal Court Justices had on Thursday upheld the appeal of Nnamdi Kanu which sought an order of the court to discharge and acquit him of remaining 7-counts charge bordering on terrorism against him. Shortly after, the Federal Government through the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said interpreted the judgment and said that Kanu was only discharged but acquitted.
"In its judgment delivered yesterday the Court of Appeal dismissed the remaining 7-count charge and discharged Mr. Kanu on the main ground that his rendition in Kenya had rendered the entire proceedings in the Federal High Court illegal under the Nigerian Constitution and under international law. Consequently, the Court of Appeal ordered Mr. Kanu's immediate and unconditional release from the custody of the State Security Service.
The charges that were struck out below are as follows: “Count 6: Made broadcasts to attack officers of the Nigeria Police Force; Count 7: Made broadcasts in which he incited members of the public to hunt and attack officers of the Nigerian Police Force.
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