A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 19, 2024, for ruling on the bail application and preliminary objection to his trial commencement filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date on Monday after counsel for the Federal Government Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) and that of Kanu, Alloy Ejimakor, adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the motions.
Kanu’s case was resumed following the decision of the Supreme Court on December 15, 2023.
Awomolo said the apex court affirmed Nyako’s decision of April 8, 2022, by affirming the preservation of counts one, two, three, four, five, eight and 15 of the charges to which Kanu pleaded not guilty.
The senior lawyer said that the Supreme Court ordered the continuation of the hearing on the remaining seven counts out of the earlier 15 counts.
“So we are ready to proceed with the hearing of this matter and it is in the defendant’s interest and everybody’s interest in this country to see to the end of the hearing,” he said.
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But Ejimakor told the court that he had two motions: an application for bail and a preliminary objection.
He said though he agreed that the Supreme Court directed the continuation of the trial, the defence team was not ready to continue the proceeding.
Meanwhile, reports suggest senior lawyer Mike Ozekhome and Ifeanyi Ejiofor are no longer part of Kanu’s legal team.
Ejimakor and Nnaemeka Ejiofor announced appearance at the court on behalf of Kanu.
