Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to challenge the new order by the Court of Appeal which granted the Nigerian government application to retain Kanu in detention. Recall that a three-man panel of judges of the appellate court on 13th October ruled that Kanu's rendition from Kenya by the Nigerian government was illegal.
October 29, 2022Recall that a three-man panel of judges of the appellate court on 13th October ruled that Kanu's rendition from Kenya by the Nigerian government was illegal.
The judges quashed the government’s terrorism and treasonable charges against Kanu, discharged and acquitted him and ordered his immediate and unconditional release from the custody of the Department of State Services. Reacting to the reversed order by the Appeal Court, Ejiofor raised concerns about the circumstances surrounding the reversed ruling saying they served notice of the case “barely 45 minutes before the time slated for the Ruling.”
“Be also informed that we will challenge today’s Ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of its judgement after conferring with the Lead Counsel – Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN.
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