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Nnamdi Kanu Arrives Court Premises, Amidst Tight Security
Detained chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu has arrived the Abuja Division of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, venue of his trial over allegations of terrorism and treasonable felony.
Though his visuals couldn’t be gotten, he was nonetheless believed to be amongst a convoy of about six autos that drove into the court docket premises round 8am on Thursday morning by operatives of the Division of State Service (DSS).
The convoy was led by a black Prado jeep, adopted by two Hilux, two buses and different two different Hilux.
Earlier than his arrival, safety operatives together with DSS, Nigerian Military, Police and the NSCDC had condoned off all enterances resulting in the headquarters of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja.
Even workers of the Federal Excessive Courtroom needed to alight from their workers bus to be screened earlier than they have been allowed to go in.
Nnamdi Kanu was arraigned alongside 4 others on six rely prison trial cost bordering on alleged terrorism and treasonable felony in 2016.
He pleaded not responsible to the fees and was admitted to bail within the sum of N100 million with three sureties in like sum, one among which was a serving Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe.
Nevertheless, he had jumped his bail in 2017 after his household home in Afarukwu, Abia State was invaded by personnel of the Nigerian Military.
Following the leaping of his bail, trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako had voided the bail and issued a warrant for his arrest.
After almost 4 years of being a fugitive, he was re-arrested by safety brokers in collaboration with interpol and delivered to Nigeria in late June to face his trial.
On the proceedings in July, his trial couldn’t go on due to the failure of the DSS to supply him in court docket.
Justice Nyako had held that the court docket couldn’t attempt him in absentia now that he has been re-arrest and within the custody of the federal authorities.
She accordingly adjourned to right now for his rearaignment.
Solely few days in the past, the federal authorities had amended the cost to seven.
It will be recalled that the court docket had in 2019 separated Kanu’s trial from the others after he jumped bail and ordered his trial in absentia.
