The detained chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has obtained his authorized workforce within the custody of the Division of State Service and expressed optimism that the terrorism fees in opposition to him could be quashed by the Court docket of Attraction.
The authorized workforce on a routine go to granted by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja was led by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and chief of his authorized workforce, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, accompanied by a few of Kanu’s members of the family.
The go to was to provide the detained Biafra nation agitator, suggestions on the Court docket of Attraction’s proceedings of September 13 the place the authorized workforce prayed the Appellate Court docket to dismiss the remaining 7 fees of terrorism and treasonable felony introduced in opposition to him by the Federal Authorities.
A press release issued by Ejiofor on Friday after the go to stated that Kanu was in excessive spirits and assured that the Court docket of Attraction in Abuja would discharge and acquit him from the terrorism fees.
In line with him, Kanu used the go to to ship phrases of enchantment to his followers particularly the Umuchineke to stay constant, resolute, unshaken, targeted and prayerful with the hope that there have to be gentle on the finish of the tunnel.
He stated that Kanu was very optimistic that “the trial part is step by step coming to an finish”.
The assertion reads partially, “The court-ordered routine go to to our shopper, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has simply been concluded on the DSS Headquarters, Abuja, the place he’s nonetheless being held in solitary confinement for over 14 months.
“Suggestions was offered to him on the September 13 Court docket of Attraction proceedings in his enchantment in opposition to the Federal Excessive Court docket ruling upholding seven fees in opposition to him. Kanu was elated on the efficiency and authorized prowess demonstrated by his authorized workforce, led by Chief Mike Ozekome (SAN).
“Kanu was enthused by the accounts of the advocacy and submissions of Chief Ozekhome, SAN through the continuing, pleased with the panel of Justices, and was utterly satisfied that justice is already within the offing
“He was deeply touched by the sacrifices of Umuchineke, who regardless of the heavy downpour witnessed in Abuja on that fateful day, nonetheless thronged the courtroom, in a present of unusual solidarity and help for him.
“Kanu unequivocally reiterated his abiding confidence in his dogged authorized workforce, who’ve at all times been as much as the daunting activity.
“Onyendu stays agency, tenacious and holding very strongly to his conviction that his trial will certainly finish in victory.”
Kanu had on September 13 prayed the Court docket of Attraction in Abuja to overview the April 8 ruling of the Federal Excessive Court docket which struck out solely eight out of the 15-count cost and upheld 7 fees in opposition to him.
In his enchantment dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022, Kanu insisted that the treasonable felony fees in opposition to him haven’t any foundation in legislation and utilized to be discharged and acquitted by the Court docket of Attraction.
Ozekhome SAN who argued the enchantment on his behalf urged the appellate courtroom to order his launch from DSS solitary confinement.
Kanu’s grouse was that the cost gave illegal international jurisdiction to the excessive courtroom and that it additionally didn’t disclose the placement or date the alleged offencees had been dedicated.
A 3-man panel of the Court docket of Attraction led by Justice Jummai Hanatu has nonetheless reserved judgment within the enchantment until a date that will be communicated to the events concerned.