Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), complied with the Federal High Court in Abuja’s order on Friday to submit his defense against the terrorist charges the Federal Government had brought against him.
Kanu protested that he was not being given the chance to properly file his documents, therefore Justice James Omotosho ordered the temporary relocation of the court’s registry into his courtroom.
Kanu started filing his defense procedures inside the courtroom as instructed.
Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), the prosecuting attorney, informed the court that he was prepared to accept the documents in person and provide the necessary response.
The judge decided to put the case on hold for an hour because the defense documents were still being produced at the time this report was filed.
The IPOB leader had declined to begin his defense until Friday, demanding that the Federal Government first present him with the particular terrorist statute that he was supposedly in violation of.
It was previously stated that Kanu’s family claimed that Department of State Services (DSS) employees were purposefully impeding his attempts to be ready for his terrorism trial on Friday.
In a statement signed by Prince Emmanuel Kanu and released on Thursday, the family cautioned that the IPOB leader would not be able to appear in court because of what they called a systematic denial of his constitutional rights rather than a choice.
Kanu’s family accused the DSS of preventing him from seeing his attorneys, relatives, and important witnesses who were essential to his defense.
“The DSS has made it almost impossible for Mazi Kanu to have proper access to his lawyers, family members, and key witnesses,” they say.
