The Federal High Court in Abuja ,
ordered the immediate and unconditional release of the
Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
High Court Decides Kanu’s Bail Application
Presiding over a bail application filed by Egechukwu
Obetta, Kanu’s counsel, Justice Ademola Adeniyi ordered
that the Biafra agitator be released.
Adeniyi’s order came after Obetta challenged the
continuous detention of his client by the State Security
Services (SSS) following an order obtained from the
Federal High Court to detain Kanu for 90 days.
But Obetta in his submissions said the SSS had
fraudulently approached the court to obtain the order
even while the case was before a chief magistrate,
Shuaibu Usman of the magistrate court in Abuja.
Obetta asked the court to revoke its order which alleged
that Kanu was being investigated for terrorism and
terrorism funding by the SSS.
Also speaking on today’s court ruling, Obetta said this
order is a victory for justice and democracy.
Kanu, who is also the Leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra has been in the DSS custody since October when
he was arraigned by the DSS operatives in Lagos and
moved to Abuja.
Arguing, the counsel to the DSS, Moses Idakwo, objected
to Kanu’s bail application and asked the court not to
admit the suspect on bail because he was allegedly
involved in terrorism acts.
A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja on December 16
discharged the cases against Kanu. However, his lawyer
Obetta said that Biafra leader is yet to be released from
the custody.
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