IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu's attorney discloses their plan following the Supreme Court's decision.
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Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has disclosed the next course of action following the Supreme Court's decision. Ejimakor stated that Kanu's legal team will seek a bail application for the IPOB leader at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He spoke to the press shortly after the Supreme Court declined to order Kanu's release.
In the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim but authored by Justice Garba Lawal, the Supreme Court overturned the Appeal Court's decision that acquitted Kanu of all terrorism charges in October 2022. The Supreme Court maintained that despite the Nigerian government's reckless and unlawful removal of Kanu from Kenya, such actions did not prevent the court from proceeding with the trial.
Justice Lawal emphasized that the suit seeking Kanu's release based on the unlawful abduction did not cite any Nigerian law. He suggested that Kanu's remedy in such a situation is to file a civil case against the act rather than stripping the courts of their authority to continue with his trial on alleged criminal charges.
Consequently, the apex court directed Kanu to defend himself against the remaining 7 counts of terrorism charges at the Federal High Court. In response to the proceedings, Ejimakor expressed his anticipation for the Supreme Court to uphold the Appeal Court's ruling.
Ejimakor voiced disappointment in the Supreme Court's decision, stating, "I had anticipated the Supreme Court to uphold the discharge order by the Court of Appeal based on extradition law. Despite this, we will promptly file a bail application in line with the Supreme Court's ruling."
Expressing discontent with the Supreme Court's stance on Kanu's extradition, he remarked, "I disagree with the Court's dismissal of the extraordinary rendition, as it goes against the principles of fair hearing. The Court's rationale, citing underdeveloped jurisprudence, wrongly implies a primitive and outdated state of Nigerian legal principles."
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