Why court refused Nnamdi Kanu’s fresh request for bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the fresh application the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him.
Rather, trial Justice Binta Nyako ordered accelerated hearing of FG’s seven-count charge against him.
The ruling came on a day the embattled IPOB leader pleaded the court to transfer him from custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, to Kuje prison, or in the alternative, place him on a house arrest.
Kanu equally gave reasons why violence has continued to fester in the South East region, saying he would have been able to tackle those using the name of IPOB to commit crimes, had it been he is not in detention.
Kanu had in the application he filed through his team of lawyers led by Mr. Alloy Ejimakor, on February 5, prayed the court to grant him bail on “most liberal terms” owing to his deteriorating health.
Ejimakor argued that there was no dispute that the IPOB leader has a serious health condition that was confirmed by federal government owned hospital.
Specifically, he disclosed that series of tests that were conducted on Kanu, showed that he was suffering from hypertension and acute heart disease.
“Our humble submission is that the medical condition of the defendant speaks for itself and the health challenge persists, despite the treatment offered him by the detaining authority,” Ejimako added.
He maintained that Kanu’s continued detention by the DSS, posed a threat to his life, adding that freeing the defendant on bail would enable him to effectively prepare his defence to the charge. Vanguard
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