Nnamdi Kanu’s Lead Counsel, Mike Ozekhome has asked the Supreme Court of Nigeria to “right the wrong” of the Court of Appeal Abuja by directing the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Ozekhome warned that Nigeria could disintegrate if Kanu is not released from custody as soon as possible.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) gave this warning during a recent meeting with Igbo leaders in Atlanta, the United States of America (USA).
“We are at the Supreme Court, and it will right the wrong because nobody will intimidate the Supreme court. They will have to do something so that Nigeria will not disintegrate,” Ozekhome said.
“I have told the court that releasing Nnamdi Kanu will not break the South East or bring unrest in the zone. Rather, that is what will calm South East.
“This is because the day the Court of Appeal delivered its judgement ordering his release, there was spontaneous jubilation from Aba to Umuahia; Onitsha to Nnewi; Isiagu to Abakaliki; Orlu to Owerri, and the entire zone even in Lagos and Abuja and other parts of Nigeria.
“So, I told the court that: If you want to have peaceful election and peace in the South East, and by extension, Nigeria, then release Nnamdi Kanu.”
This newspaper recalls that last month, the Abuja Appeal Court halted the execution of its judgement which freed Kanu of terrorism charges.
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal had faulted the federal government’s forcible repatriation of Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 to face terrorism charges over the IPOB leader’s separatist campaigns.
Oludotun Adefope-Okojie who led the appellate court’s panel had on 13 October held that the federal government broke local and international laws by forcibly re-arresting and returning Kanu to Nigeria. However, in a ruling, Haruna Tsanami leading a panel of the Court of Appeal, in Abuja, ordered that the enforcement of the judgment releasing Kanu be put on hold.
Kanu’s legal team has since approached the Supreme Court on the matter, and according to Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor on Thursday evening, “from every indication, it is very likely that a date will soon be assigned at the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the hearing of Onyendu (Kanu’s) Appeal against the Order staying the execution of his judgment”.
Your own people are the enemies you need to contend with first
Yours are worse generally if you can tell yourself the simple truth.
It is only a failed State that incercerates her own Citizens for fear of freely expressing their opinion.
Malami is now the Police, SS, DSS, National Vigilante and National Orientation Service, State Governors, Chiefs, Nigerian citizens in one person.
He is become our conscience and guardian.
The Nigerian State kidnapped Kalu, and Malami wants to benefit from the illegal rendition and incercerate him, based on fear.
What is worth anything in Nigeria today after more than seven years of APC governance in Nigeria? Let’s start from there.
They should ask Obiano what happened. Ofcourse Soludo knows that Obi’s celebrated performance is a tall order for him. The earlier he begins to diminish it the less the peoples’ expectation from him. As for the person asking Obi to step down it is a case of bending backwords to see whatever can be seen and use it to tarnish the image of a man with astonishing rise in popularity. Looking at the moral burden and corruption trailing the past and present lives of other presidential aspirants, if somebody tells Obi to step down, what will he now tell Atiku or Tinubu? To commit suicide?
Why should KANU be discharged? He has led insurrection against his other country. Do you know how many people have died because of his inordinate ambition to be the Igbo leader? Nelson Mandela and other freedom fighters endured long prison term for what they believed in. But these soft lily-livered upstarts want to stay in the comfort of security while sending others to die. Just a little incaseration and he’s squirming to be set free.
Good example
People like you are the reason Africa is still in the dark. Black people are terrible creatures. SMH
Thanks you my brother God bless you