According to his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, will demand Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja to excuse herself from his case.
During Kanu’s trial on November 10, a legal team headed by Ejiofor decided to do a walkout following the rejection of Department of State Services agents to let parts of the team enter the courtroom
What happened in court, according to Ejiofor, “was an eye-opener to us and clear to my client and the legal team,” dismissing the allegation that the walkout was staged.
“So under normal circumstances, the team would have been allowed in. Assuming this is a court which is impartial, it will say ‘call Ejiofor for me let me listen to him to know what’s going in the court.’ But in this case, they gave an order that we should not come in.
“So, obviously, my client and by extension, the legal team has no implicit confidence in the court. So, going forward, we are activating the process to urge My Lord to recluse herself from the case so that the Chief Judge would give directive to that effect. It is open now even before a layman on the street that she is partial.
“This is a case in which we are representing a race, not Nnamdi Kanu. This is a case involving Igbo, not Nnamdi Kanu alone; we’re representing a race in this case. As serious as this case is, it shouldn’t have been treated with levity,” he said.
They cant play with that case the world is watching closely