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Allow Nnamdi Kanu Socialise, Practise His Religion, Enjoy Maximum Comfort While In Detention – Court Orders DSS
The chief of the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu was not in court docket on Thursday on the listening to of his case earlier than Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja.
Nonetheless, Justice Nyako ordered the key police, Division of State Companies (DSS) to permit Nnamdi Kanu to practise his faith freely and luxuriate in consolation in detention.
Nnamdi Kanu’s particular counsel, Aloy Ejimakor who contacted SaharaReporters briefly after the court docket listening to additionally mentioned there have been no safety operatives within the court docket premises.
Ejimakor additionally acknowledged that the safety brokers didn’t give any motive why his consumer, Nnamdi Kanu didn’t seem in court docket.
The authorized practitioner, nevertheless, mentioned each the court docket and the key police may need agreed that the pro-Biafra secessionist chief’s presence was not obligatory.
Ejimakor revealed this in a press release he made out there to SaharaReporters on Thursday.
He additionally famous that the trial decide, Nyako had ordered the DSS to let Nnamdi Kanu work together freely with different inmates, have a change of garments and be given most consolation of their custody.
The assertion learn, “First, there was whole absence of safety operatives in court docket and across the outer perimeters as was the case throughout earlier proceedings.
“Second, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was not in court docket and there was no officer from the DSS to clarify why. However from what I surmised, each the court docket and the DSS may’ve concluded that his presence in court docket was not strictly required within the kind of software that was moved in court docket right this moment.
“Third, the court docket didn’t grant Kanu’s Authorized Crew the depart to maneuver our software difficult the jurisdiction of the court docket to proceed the trial. Recall that we had filed such an software, arguing that the extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu constitutes a constitutional barrier to his trial. The court docket dominated that the appliance was not calendared for listening to right this moment. That will probably be heard on the subsequent adjourned date.
“Fourth, the court docket, after going by way of what it mentioned is a good judicial calendar, moved the date of the subsequent listening to backwards from nineteenth to 18th January, 2022.
“Lastly, the court docket dominated that it’s going to entertain all excellent functions on the subsequent listening to date; and proceeded to make the next Orders:
“That Mazi Nnamdi Kanu be given most consolation doable within the detention facility.
“That he be allowed a change of clothes.
“That he be allowed free follow of his Jewish religion together with entry to his Jewish non secular supplies.
“That the DSS obey all earlier orders granted within the matter, together with permitting Nnamdi Kanu any customer of his alternative.
