The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will today know his fate as the Federal High Court in Abuja is set to deliver final judgments on his ongoing legal battle with the Federal Government.
Kanu’s appeal for release on the grounds of alleged unlawful imprisonment and violation of his fundamental rights, as well as his challenge to the validity of the terrorism allegations against him, are among the motions filed by both sides that Judge James Omotosho is anticipated to rule on.
The IPOB leader claimed that the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, which he was being tried under, had been abolished in a new motion.
He urged the court to strike out the charges, stating that they “disclosed no offence known to law” and were therefore a nullity.
Additionally, the separatist leader requested that the court erase the “purported plea of not guilty” that was filed on his behalf, arguing that it was gained via deceit and in violation of the Supreme Court’s decision.
He also requested an order directing his immediate release and nullifying any further proceedings.
Nnamdi Kanu is currently charged with seven terrorism-related offences, which he disputes, including inciting, operating an illegal organisation, and acts deemed dangerous to national security.
Arrested in 2015, Nnamdi Kanu left Nigeria after being granted bail in 2017 but was rearrested in 2021 and has since been held in the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS), custody.
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