Court adjourns Kanu’s trial till Friday after lawyers’ withdrawal

Kanu in court

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, adjourned till Friday, October 24, for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to enter his defence in his ongoing trial.

Trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, fixed the date after Kanu’s lead counsel, Former Attorney General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi (SAN), informed the Court that they will be stepping down from the trial as wanted by the defendant.

Kanu is standing trial on a seven-count charge brought against him by the Federal Government.

The IPOB leader was first arrested in October 2015 and charged with treasonable felony.

He was later granted bail in April 2017 but fled the country following a military operation in Abia State. He was re-arrested in Kenya in June 2021 and extradited to Nigeria to face an amended terrorism-related charge.

The Federal Government filed a 15-count charge against him when he was re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja in January 2022.

However, on April 8, 2022, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court struck out eight of the 15 counts, leaving seven counts for Kanu to face. Punch