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Amaechi Visits IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu In DSS Custody
Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, a First Republic parliamentarian and former Minister of Aviation, on Thursday visited the detained chief of the proscribed Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who’s within the custody of the Division of State Companies (DSS).
This was made recognized by Kanunta Kanu, youthful brother of Nnamdi Kanu through his recognized social media pages.
Amaechi visited Nnamdi Kanu alongside the co-Chair of the Interfaith Dialogue Discussion board for Peace, Bishop Sunday Onuoha. Nnamdi Kanu’s sibling mentioned the guests “had a significant interplay” with the IPOB chief.
“Chief Mbazuruike Amaechi and His Grace Bishop Sunday .N. Onuoha visited their son #MaziNnamdiKanu the chief of IPOB at #DSS Headquarters in Abuja at the moment, the place they arduous a significant interplay,” Kanunta Kanu wrote.
Press Informant recollects that twelve days in the past, Chief Amaechi, a nonagenarian, led Igbo elders to Aso Rock Villa the place they met President Muhammadu Buhari and requested for Nnamdi Kanu who has been held since June, to be freed.
There, Buhari mentioned the unconditional launch of the IPOB chief, who’s at the moment standing trial for treason, runs opposite to the doctrine of separation of powers between the chief and judiciary.
On Thursday, Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja rescheduled Nnamdi Kanu’s trial from January 19 to 18, 2022.
The shift within the trial date adopted the abridgement of time granted by the Decide following a passionate plea to that impact.
Nnamdi Kanu’s lead lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor had approached the Courtroom with an utility searching for an order of the Courtroom to accommodate the trial in November and December this 12 months as in opposition to the sooner January 19, 2022.
The prosecuting Lawyer of the Federal Authorities, Shuaib Labaran, nonetheless, informed the Courtroom {that a} counter affidavit opposing the request by the federal government has been crammed and served on Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice Nyako knowledgeable Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer that the appliance for time abridgement can’t be granted as a result of there was no judicial time for such a problem.
In the course of the drama that ensued, the case diary of the Courtroom was learn to the lawyer to determine that the Courtroom has crowded pending instances.
Following the insistence, Justice Nyako agreed to shift different instances slated for January 18 to accommodate the trial which might final until January 19 and 20.
Justice Nyako ordered the DSS to permit Nnamdi Kanu to observe his religion, change his garments and be given the utmost doable consolation within the detention facility.
