Court gives final date on ruling on Nnamdi Kanu's case

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 25 to decide Nnamdi Kanu's case

The judgement will determine whether or not the IPOB leader will be released

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday March 20, fixed April 25 to decide whether or not the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, should be released on bail pending his trial.

 No one can try me in secret! No secret trial! I will not accept that, no way!”, Kanu bellowed from the dock at the last adjourned date. It will be recalled that Justice Nyako struck out six charges against the defendants on the premise that they were not supported by the proof of evidence FG adduced against them.

The Judge held that none of the six 

charges established a prima-facie criminal case against any of the defendants. She said the fact that IPOB was not an organisation registered in Nigeria did not make it an illegal society.It may be true that IPOB is not registered in Nigeria, but does that make it an illegal organisation”, the Judge queried. Whereas the court branded some of the terminated charges as “hollow” and “scanty”, it however sustained five charges against the defendants.

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