The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has appealed to the Supreme Court to set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying the execution of the court’s judgment discharging the separatist leader.
POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that on October, 28, a three-man panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal Abuja Judicial Division granted an application for the stay of execution of the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, pending the determination of the appeal filed before the Supreme Court by the Federal Government.
After a review of the said ruling by Kanu’s defence team led by Mike Ozekhome (SAN), a decision was taken that it should be immediately appealed against, for it to be set aside by the apex court.
In a statement on Thursday signed by Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, IPOB’s Lead Counsel, Kanu’s legal team said its position was approved by Kanu.
“We are therefore by this medium, informing the general public, and UMUCHINEKE in particular, that we have filed an appeal against the said Ruling of the Court of Appeal delivered on the 28th day of October, 2022, and will proactively follow up on the administrative process to ensure that both appeals are given accelerated hearing in line with the extant Fast Track Rules of the Supreme Court.
“We shall keep everyone abreast of the development in the appeals as we progress.
“We respectfully urge you all to still remain peaceful and law-abiding, as always, and be rest assured that the Ruling of the Court of Appeal now appealed against will be reviewed on the merit by learned Justices of the Supreme Court.
“Let us reiterate for the avoidance of any doubt, that the said ruling did not interfere in any way with the status of the judgment of the Court of Appeal discharging Onyendu.
“The judgment of the Court of Appeal discharging Onyendu and striking out the seven-count charge still subsists, it has not been set aside.
“Thank you all, and remain blessed UMUCHINEKE. We move!” the statement reads.
