The Federal Government has filled a fresh six-count charge of treason and managing the affairs of “an unlawful society” against the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
Kanu was charged before a Federal High Court in Abuja alongside two others, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi.
Kanu, Madubugwu and Nwawuisi were accused of committing treasonable felony, an offence punishable under Section 41(C) of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
When the matter came up, the prosecuting counsel and the accused persons were not present in court.
Ifeanyi Ejiofor announced appearance for the defendants.
Ejiofor queried the seriousness of the Federal Government to prosecute the matter.
Ejiofor insisted that the fresh charge was nothing but a ploy by the government to ensure the continued detention of the accused persons, especially Kanu, who was earlier granted bail by the same court.
The charge against Kanu and the two others read: “That you, Nnamdi Kanu and other unknown persons, now at large, in London, United Kingdom, between 2014 and September, 2015, with intention to levy war against Nigeria in order to force the President to change his measures of being the President of the Federation, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation as defined in Section 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) by doing an act to wit: Broadcast on Radio Biafra your preparations for the states in the South- East geo-political zone, South-South geo-political zone, the Igala Community of Kogi State and the Idoma/Igede Community of Benue State to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria and form themselves into a Republic of Biafra, and thereby committed an offence punish- able under Section 41(C) of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”
Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court had on December 17 ordered the “unconditional” release of Kanu.
However, the Department of State Services is still holding onto him.
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