Court adjourns Kanu’s trial till Jan 18

The Federal High Court (FHC)  in Abuja yesterday brought back the continuation of the trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader 

Nnamdi Kanu from January 19,  2022 to January 18.

It was not clear why the court sat over the matter yesterday, having adjourned till January 19 during its last hearing of the terror case against Kanu last month.

But at the session yesterday, Justice Binta Nyako, moved the January 19 date a day backward after listening to a request by Kanu’s counsel, 

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, and opposition by the prosecutor’s lawyer, Labaran Magaji.

Binta also directed the Department of State Services(DSS) to grant the IPOB leader maximum comfort and right to practice his faith. Kanu, who was absent in court,  is adherent of the Jewish religion. Likud.

Nyako, however, cautioned  Ejiofor against writing her directly, saying she would no longer tolerate such.

She noted that Ejiofor had written two lengthy letters to her directly in relation to  Kanu’s trial as against the procedure of channeling such through the Registrar of the court.

Ejiofor, who was silent on the judge’s warning, thereafter,  proceeded to argue a motion in which he prayed the court to among others, to abridge the time earlier set from further hearing in the case.

Ejiofor urged the court to hear the case in any date this month as against the January 19 earlier set for resumption of hearing.

Lead prosecuting lawyer Magaji, however,  objected to his request and urged the court to retain its earlier date.

Magaji argued that the defence has not shown that there was any compelling reason to warrant a change in the January 19   date.

Ruling, Justice Nyako noted that the court’s diary was filled and that there was no earlier date to which the case could be shifted.

After reconsidering Ejiofor’s request, the judge elected to shift all the cases to  January 18. Thenationonlineng