Supreme Court sets final judgment date in Nnamdi Kanu's case

By Oluwayanmife Ayobami

The eagerly awaited judgment on the case involving the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been scheduled for December 15, 2023.

This announcement was made by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday after the conclusion of final submissions by legal representatives of both the federal government and Kanu.

In an earlier ruling, the Court of Appeal had dismissed the charges of treasonable felony against Kanu and ordered his release.

Kanu was unlawfully brought back

The court argued that Kanu had been unlawfully brought back to Nigeria after jumping bail.

However, dissatisfied with the verdict, the federal government appealed the decision and sought the intervention of the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling.

On the other hand, Kanu, represented by Mike Ozekhome (SAN), is fervently praying that the Supreme Court upholds the previous ruling that ordered his release, while also seeking to set aside the stay of execution on the judgment.

The legal teams of both parties presented their final submissions on Thursday, paving the way for the Supreme Court to determine the fate of Nnamdi Kanu.

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Meanwhile, the spokesperson and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pledged and reassured his followers that he is ready to pursue the actualisation of the Biafra Republic to the logical conclusion.

Nnamdi Kanu made these vows while in detention of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja due to being accused of treason.

Kanu, who is being tried in court and still held down for further investigation, delivered his statement through his personal lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, on his Twitter account.