Afrigather …IPOB chief jubilates in jail
The authorized workforce representing the detained chief of Indigenous Folks of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday have an perception on how he obtained the information of his freedom by the Abuja Division of the Court docket of Attraction.
Additionally they served copies of the judgement of the Court docket of Attraction which freed him to the Division of State Providers and the Legal professional-Common of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).
In keeping with them, with the handover of the court docket order 96 hours after the judgment, the Federal Authorities had no different possibility than to launch him from the custody of the DSS.
The senior counsel to Kanu and Lead counsel to IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, mentioned this in an announcement on the end result of their go to to Kanu.
The PUNCH reported that the Court docket of Attraction (Abuja Division) had on Thursday final week, freed Kanu of the terrorism and treasonable felony expenses most well-liked in opposition to him by the Federal Authorities.
The three-member panel of Justices of the Appellate Court docket, had within the judgement, put aside the judgement of the Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja, which quashed 8 out of 15 counts cost most well-liked in opposition to Kanu.
The Appellate Court docket within the unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie declared as unlawful and illegal, the kidnapping of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria and quashed the complete seven expenses retained by the trial court docket in opposition to him on the bottom that the Federal Authorities breached all native and worldwide legal guidelines within the forceful rendition of Kanu to Nigeria, thereby making the terrorism expenses in opposition to him incompetent and illegal.
Ejiofor within the assertion believed that the federal government had ran out of choices after the victory.
He mentioned, “We have now simply left the DSS Headquarters, Abuja, after our fruitful assembly/engagement with our ever resolute, indefatigable, erudite, and uncompromising Shopper – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kamanu Ozuzu Kanu.
“Onyendu was exceedingly overjoyed with the information of the erudite judgement of the Court docket of Attraction, a replica of which was additionally made accessible to Onyendu. Onyendu couldn’t maintain his pleasure and immense gratitude to our authorized workforce, ably led by the person of the letters – Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN).
“He’s profoundly grateful to Umuchineke on your resoluteness and prayers, which impacted so positively on this victory.
As you might be all conscious, upon the supply of this judgement on October 13 2022, the detention of Onyendu within the facility of the DSS, which was strongly condemned and equally prohibited by the judgement of the Court docket of Attraction beneath reference, grew to become gravely unlawful and unconstitutional as there’s nothing in any respect, legalising the additional detention of Onyendu within the detention facility of the DSS.
“Sadly, the breach of Onyendu’s basic rights by the autocratic authorities of Nigeria has continued unabated until now. However, be assured, Umuchineke, and the complete world that we’re aggressively pursuing complete compliance with this court docket order inside each permissible authorized precinct and shall hold everybody up to date.
“Onyendu’s authorized workforce eminently led by a authorized icon, a foremost and an achieved main Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome shouldn’t be relenting.
The court docket order have to be obeyed whether or not they prefer it or not. No prison cost of any kind could be filed in opposition to Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu once more, and no indictment of any nature could be taken up in opposition to him. We have now received them hands-down.
“The Federal Authorities of Nigeria has completely run out of choices, and the one legitimate possibility accessible to them now’s to obey the order made by a really superior court docket of document and instantly free Onyendu. The time is now, and it’s irreversible.
“Immediately, being October 17 2022, the judgement of the Court docket of Attraction delivered on October 13 2022, which unconditionally freed Onyendu, was served to the Legal professional Common of the Federation – Abubakar Malami SAN, and the Director Common of the DSS Headquarters, Abuja.
“The DSS is predicted to right away implement the constructive orders of the court docket and instantly launch Onyendu with out additional ado and unconditionally.
“We will be exploring far reaching authorized measures to command speedy compliance with this erudite court docket judgement releasing Onyendu, although the small print of our strategic authorized engagements shall stay non-public. Thanks all Ezigbo Umuchineke and stay vastly blessed. We have now received and received them eternally. They will by no means get better from it once more. We transfer.”
