Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, to halt his client’s trial.
Ejimakor urged that Tinubu direct the AGF to withdraw the case against Kanu and explore a political resolution.
Speaking to journalists at the Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday, Ejimakor noted that Kanu’s trial will mark 10 years on October 14.
Ejimakor said: “Let’s keep in mind that 14 October is here and it makes it 10 years since this case has been pending.
“The matter has become too complicated for the judiciary to handle which under score our core point, that this trial is more political than legal.
“This is a matter for the executive branch to settle with a little slide of hand, it’s not a matter to be limited to the wiggle room of the court of law. There is a lot of wide space for politicians to resolve political issues that border on agitation.
“Why this one has become irretractable is very disappointing. There is a thesis that is irretractable that Kanu is an Igbo man and it’s becoming more valid by the day.
“So what is playing out in court now is nothing but the best evidence that this matter has gone beyond the province of the judiciary by the executive branch.
“Again, I call on President Tinubu to direct the Attorney-General to discontinue this prosecution because the core issue (Self-Determination) is political and thus outside the province of the judiciary.”
