Ahead of the resumption of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nnamdi Kanu has employed the services of new counsels into his team.
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) employed the services of Kanu Agabi, a former Attorney General of the Federal and Minister of Justice and Uchenna Njoku, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
A two-time AGF and Minister of Justice, Agabi alongside Njoku would joining the legal team of the detained leader of the IPOB.
The team, currently led by Aloy Ejimakaor also has Maxwell Opara and Nnaemeka Ejiofor as members.
Sources close to the matter said the IPOB leader who has also retained his existing team is hopeful for his court appearance on Friday, March 21.
Recall that Kanu’s case had been transferred from the tables of Justice Binta Nyako to Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court 7.
The IPOB leader’s case was transferred by the chief judge of the FHC, John Tsoho after he (Kanu) accused Justice Nyako of bias in his trial. Nyako, on the other hand also returned the case file to the Justice Tsoho after announcing that she would be recusing herself from the matter
The application by both parties was first denied by the CJ, however, sources said that a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria by Ejimakor could have led to a change of decision by the leadership of the FHC who later assigned the matter to Justice Omotosho.
