Binta Nyako, justice of the federal high court,
has denied Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and three
other accused persons bail.
Delivering a ruling on an application for bail
filed by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu’s counsel, on
Thursday, she held that the offences the
defendants — Kanu, Benjamin Nmadubugwu,
Chidiebere Onwudiwe and David Nwawusi —
were charged with were not entirely bailable.
She said the charge of treasonable felony,
which hands on the necks of the defendants,
attracts a life sentence.
Nyako, therefore, denied them bail on the
grounds that their case was sensitive to
national security. On the argument of Kanu’s
counsel that President Muhammadu Buhari
made a statement on national TV tacitly
declaring the IPOB leader guilty of the offence,
she said: “The president has freedom of
speech; he can express his opinion on any
matter.” Nyako is third judge to handle Kanu’s
trial after two other judges withdrew from the
case.
John Tsoho, the second judge to withdraw
from the trial after Ahmed Mohammed, had
denied Kanu bail, remanding him in Kuje
prison where he has been for months.
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