THE Supreme Court, on Friday, December 15, upheld the treasonable charge filed against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The apex court made the decision in its ruling in the suit by the Federal Government praying the court to set aside an earlier judgment by the Court of Appeal that quashed the treasonable felony charge against Kanu and ordered his release on the grounds that he was unlawfully brought back to the country after he jumped bail.
Kanu wants the Supreme Court to allow the judgment of the Court of Appeal and uphold his discharge and acquittal.
But Counsel to the Federal Government, Tijani Gazali (SAN), has urged the apex court “to allow the appeal, set aside the judgment of the court below and affirm the judgment of the trial court (Federal High Court) to the effect that the respondent should stand trial in respect of the charge, which the court below quashed.”
Gazali further urged the court to dismiss the cross-appeal filed by Kanu.
In his submission, Kanu’s Counsel, Dr. Mike Ozekhome, urged the court to dismiss the appeal filed by the federal government with punitive costs and uphold the cross-appeal in order to do substantial justice to this matter.”
He urged the court to allow the cross-appeal filed by his client, noting that his client has been in custody since June 29, 2021,
“even when the lower court had ordered his release.”
