Kanu approaches A’Court to stop Nov. 20 terrorism judgment

Kanu in court

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, seeking an order to restrain the Federal High Court from delivering judgment in his ongoing terrorism trial.

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court has fixed November 20 for judgment in the case, which has been ongoing since 2015.

The judge fixed the judgment day on November 7 after granting Kanu repeated opportunities to enter his defence.

Kanu had earlier sacked his legal team and opted to defend himself. He, however, turmed around, saying there was no valid charges against him to warrant entering a defence.

In his no-case submission, he argued that the terrorism law under which the Federal Government charged him had been repealed. He, therefore, filed an application, asking the court to free him.

However, Justice Omotosho dismissed his no-case submission and gave him repeated opportunities to defend himself, before finally fixing November 20 for judgment.

In a last-ditch effort, Kanu approached the judge on Tuesday, asking him to adjourn the judgment indefinitely, a request that was turned down. Punch