In a statement by IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, the directive came directly from IPOB leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
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Justice Omotosho held that the respondents, the Federal Government and NCoS, ought to be put on notice for them to respond appropriately in the interest of justice before the request could be granted.
Justice James Omotosho fixed the date for Thursday after he declined to give an audience to Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel, who announced his appearance on behalf of the IPOB leader, despite not being a lawyer.
The case raises questions about whether justice was served correctly and if any procedural errors could invalidate the trial or conviction.
If you did not get the clear message delivered by the exclusion of Ndigbo from Buhari’s government, I don’t know how else you will.
Prosecutors had sought the death penalty, but the judge noted that “it is now being frowned upon by the international community.
Obi had described Kanu’s arrest, detention, and eventual sentencing as “unfortunate,” adding that the process reflected leadership gaps and might heighten tensions rather than reduce them.
According to the report, Justice Omotosho was immediately rushed to a hospital as security forces scrambled to secure the area
Kanu’s lawyer, who he converted to a consultant during his trial, Aloy Ejimako, made this known in a terse statement on his X handle.
Cubana Chief Priest had earlier said the continued incarceration of Kanu would affect the chances of Tinubu in the 2027 polls
Kanu’s conviction has brought closure to thousands of families across the South East that lost their loved ones to Kanu’s militants.
Kanu’s former lawyer, who is now his consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, revealed that the team would be heading to the Court of Appeal
Justice James Omotosho, who earlier convicted Kanu in all the seven counts preferred against him, held that the Federal Government had been able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against Kanu in the terrorism offences.
Justice Omotosho delivered the judgment on Thursday in the terrorism case against Kanu, who has been on trial since 2015
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja found Kanu guilty on all seven charges filed against him
Justice James Omotosho held that the evidence of the prosecution was uncontroverted, with Kanu having failed to open his defence
Trial Justice James Omotosho based his decision on what he described as “uncontroverted evidence” that was adduced
The Trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, ordered security agents to bundle Kanu out of the courtroom, after he insisted that judgement would not be delivered in the terrorism charge the Federal Government entered against him.
Following Kanu’s repeated shouts that the trial judge must show him where it was written in the law that he was not entitled to file a written address in the case against him, the court temporarily halted its proceedings to enable security operatives to take him out of the room.
The court registrar confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday morning as the court got ready