The plan by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to enter his defence in his ongoing trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho did not go as planned.
This was after Kanu’s lead counsel, Former Attorney General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi (SAN), informed the Court that they will be stepping down from the trial as wanted by the defendant.
Based on this, Justice Omotosho adjourned the trial till Friday, October 24.
Kanu is standing trial on a seven-count charge brought against him by the Federal Government.
The IPOB leader was first arrested in October 2015 and charged with treasonable felony.
He was later granted bail in April 2017 but fled the country following a military operation in Abia State.
He was re-arrested in Kenya in June 2021 and extradited to Nigeria to face an amended terrorism-related charge.
The Federal Government filed a 15-count charge against him when he was re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja in January 2022However, on April 8, 2022, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court struck out eight of the 15 counts, leaving seven counts for Kanu to face.
